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Common Centaury Centaurium erythaea Short lived Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 10 - 30cm Flowering: June - October Flower size: 10 - 14mm, many in branched heads Distribution: Widespread, local - coastal - in Scotland Habitat: Dunes |
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Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis Biennial Click for more... |
Height: 60 - 120cm Flowering: June - September Flower size: 40 - 50mm Distribution: Widespread in England, rare elsewhere Habitat: Sand Dunes Nectar plant for night flying insects. Food plant of the Elephant Hawk Moth. |
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Jacob’s Ladder Polemonium caeruleum Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 30 - 120cm Flowering: June - August Flower size: 20 - 30mm Distribution: N.England in the wild, widely naturalised Habitat: Rocky places. |
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Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 5 - 60cm Flowering: June - September Flower size: 12 - 15mm many pairs in dense heads Distribution: Local, prefers dry, lime rich soil Habitat: Mountain ledges, cliffs and dunes. |
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Maidens Pink Dianthus deltoides Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 15 - 45cm Flowering: June - September Flower size: 16 - 20mm, 1 - 3 at the tip of stems Distribution: Rare in England, Scotland and Wales. |
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Marsh Mallow Althaea officinalis Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 60 - 120cm Flowering: August - September Flower size: 25 - 30mm Distribution: Local, coasts S.England, Wales and Ireland Habitat: Salt marshes, coastal sites |
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Red Campion Silene dioica Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 20 - 90cm Flowering: April - November Flower size: 18 - 25mm in a branched head Distribution: Widespread, rare in Ireland Habitat: Coastal cliffs, mainly W.England |
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Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis Annual / Biennial Click for more... |
Height: 5 - 50cm Flowering: April - October Flower size: 3 - 8mm in pairs Distribution: Widespread in England, Wales and Ireland, rare in Scotland Habitat: Sand dunes, shingle beaches, damp or sandy places near the sea. |
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Thrift Armeria maritima Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 5 - 20cm Flowering: April - October Flower size: 7 - 10mm, in rounded heads Distribution: Coastal areas, Pennines, Highlands of Scotland . Habitat: Rocks, cliffs and salt marshes Good supply of nectar, attracts bees and butterflies |
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Wallflower Cheiranthus cheiri Biennial/Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 20 - 6-cm Flowering: March - June Flower size: 4 - 6mm in domed clusters Distribution: Widespread, rare in Scotland Habitat: Cliffs, old quarries Strong scent attracts butterflies and insects. |
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Wild Thyme Thymus praecox Perennial Click for more... |
Height: 5 - 10cm Flowering: June - September Flower size: 3 - 4mm, many in tight rounded head Distribution: Widespread Habitat: Heaths, mountain rocks, cliffs, sand dunes Attracts the Small Copper, Brown Argus, Common Blue. Chalkhill Blue and Adonis Blue butterflies. |