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Oxlip Primula elatior
15 20cm tall with pale yellow drooping primrose flowers from April May. A native of East Anglia, growing best in damp leafy shade. OxlipClick to Enlarge
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Do we need to describe it? This, to me, is the herald of spring, easily my favourite flower. Alas, becoming rare as our woods and waysides disappear. Pollinated by night flying insects, moths etc., a must for any wild area. Food plant of the Pearl Bordered Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Double Square Spot, Ingrained Clay, Triple Spotted Clay, Green Arches, Gothic, Riband Wave, Plain Clay and Twin spot Carpet moths. PrimroseClick to Enlarge
Red Campion Silene dioica
30 45cm tall with pink red flowers May July. Food plant of the Campion, Lychnis, Twin Spot Carpet and Marbled Clover moths. Red CampionClick to Enlarge
Barren Strawberry Potentilla sterilis
5 15cm tall hairy perennial, good in dry shade or dry sunny grassland. Often found at woodland edges, but usually on calcareous soils. White flowers from early spring and seeds like a strawberry without the fruit! Barren StrawberryClick to Enlarge
Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia
10cm tall, but often creeping stems reach 60cm long. The bright yellow flowers appear in early April June. Usually found in wet woods or other damp shady places. Creeping JennyClick to Enlarge
Dog Violet Viola riviniana
10 15cm tall with purple flowers April June. Food plant of the Silver Washed Fritillary, High Brown Fritillary, Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary, Pearl Bordered Fritillary and Dark Green Fritillary butterflies. Dog VioletClick to Enlarge
Dog's Mercury Mercuralis perennis
Rhizomatous perennial of woods and hedgerows. An indicator species of ancient woodland. Green flowers February April. Dog's MercuryClick to Enlarge
Enchanter's Nightshade Circaea lutetiana
30 45cm tall patch forming perennial, spreading by creeping rhizomes, but not invasive. White flowers June September and seeds with hooked bristles spread by small mammals. The food plant of the Small Phoenix Moth. Enchanter's NightshadeClick to Enlarge
Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
30 60cm tall, good spreading plant for shade or semi shade. Tiny maroon and green flowers June September in small clusters. Once established, will flower continuously. Pollinated by wasps. FigwortClick to Enlarge
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
100 200cm spires of purple red flowers June August. Food plant of the Frosted Orange, Heath Fritillary, Lesser Yellow Underwing and Foxglove Pug Moth. FoxgloveClick to Enlarge
Giant Bellflower Campanula latifolia
Tall perennial to 1 metre, growing in wet woods, on river and streamsides. Large blue bellflowers July August. Giant BellflowerClick to Enlarge
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria holostea
Scrambling slender stems and star like tiny flowers April June. A good early flower for shady damp banks. Food plant of the Marsh Pug Moth. Greater StitchwortClick to Enlarge
Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
30 45cm tall perennial member of the Borage family with creamy white flowers May July. Grow in bushy, woodland edge type conditions. GromwellClick to Enlarge
Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea
Excellent ground cover for shady places, spreading by runners over extensive distances. Evergreen leaves for year round cover and small lilac flowers March May. The food plant of the Checkered Skipper Butterfly. Ground IvyClick to Enlarge
Hedge Woundwort Stachys sylvatica
30 60cm tall magenta purple flowers throughout summer. The nettle shaped leaves smell strongly of garlic and the plant will spread by rooting runners. The food plant of the Rosy Rustic and Plain Golden Y, and Subangled Wave moths. Hedge WoundwortClick to Enlarge
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum
15 30cm tall rosy pink flowers from early spring onwards. The leaves can be green through the shades of pink, brown to bright scarlet. Herb RobertClick to Enlarge
Martagon Lily Lilium martagon
A bulbous perennial introduced and naturalized in damp woodland in many parts of the British Isles. Flower stems up to 1 metre high. Purple nodding flowers with dark markings, sweetly scented. Martagon LilyClick to Enlarge
Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina
A delicate perennial forming carpets in damp woodland. Also called Townhall Clock, because the flowers are at right angles to each other like clock faces. Green flowers April May. MoschatelClick to Enlarge
Nettle leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium
30 45cm tall with dark blue flowers July September. Needs a shady woodland condition for best growth and will soon form a colony. Nettle leaved BellflowerClick to Enlarge
White Dead nettle Lamium album
15 40cm tall spreading by underground stems, to form large clumps. Lovely white flowers throughout the year loved by bumblebees. Food plant of the Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Golden Spangle, Plain Golden Y, Plain Burnished Y, Burnished Brass, Brown Spot Pinion and Setaceous Hebrew Character moths. White Dead nettleClick to Enlarge
Wood Avens Geum urbanum
30cm tall with yellow flowers followed by hairy 'raspberry' seed heads. The seed heads provide valuable food for small mammals. Food plant of the Riband Wave Moth. Wood AvensClick to Enlarge
Wood Cranesbill Geranium sylvaticum
30 60cm tall perennial of woods and hedgebanks in the south and wet meadows of the north. Bright purple magenta flowers April June. Wood CranesbillClick to Enlarge
Wood Forgetmenot Myosotis sylvatica
30 50cm tall hairy perennial of woods, scree and rock ledges in Central and Northern Britain. Bright blue flowers from May onwards occasionally all summer. Wood ForgetmenotClick to Enlarge
Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella
A low creeping perennial of humus rich woods and hedgebanks throughout Britain. White with purple markings or sometimes pale pink flowers April May. Wood SorrelClick to Enlarge
Wood Speedwell Veronica montana
Low creeping perennial of damp woodland. Flowers pale lilac blue April July. A good ground cover plant for shade. Wood SpeedwellClick to Enlarge
Woodruff Galium odoratum
15 30cm spreading ground cover plant. Delicate stems and shining star like white flowers. The whole plant smells deliciously when dry, hence was used in medieval times as a mattress filling for the gentry! WoodruffClick to Enlarge
Yellow Archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
Creeping perennial with long runners that root only occasionally. Bright lemon flowers April July. The whole plant is strongly scented. Found in damp woods on heavy soils throughout Britain. Yellow ArchangelClick to Enlarge
Yellow Pimpernell Lysimachia nemorum
Low creeping perennial of damp shady places. Evergreen with bright yellow flowers from late spring throughout summer, and in woodland a second flowering in autumn after leaves have fallen from trees and light penetrates to the ground. Yellow PimpernellClick to Enlarge
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non scripta
45 to 60cm tall perennial bulb of woodland. Blue flowers April to May. Now a protected species, which we are growing from seed. Can take 3 years to flower so patience is needed BluebellClick to Enlarge
Sanicle Sanicula europaea
Short to medium height hairless perennial with shiny green, palmately lobed leaves. Pinkish or whitish green flowers borne in tight uneven umbels May to August. Native to deciduous woodlands, particularly Ash, Beech or Oak. A very shade tolerant plant, often forming colonies SanicleClick to Enlarge
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
30cm tall with yellowish green flowers June to September. Crinkled leaves, smelling of garlic. Food plant of the Twin Spot Carpet moth and Heath Fritillary butterfly. Wood SageClick to Enlarge
Navelwort Umbilicus rupestris
10 to 40cm tuberous perennial with round, shiny, fleshy leaves. The creamy yellow flowers on a dense single spike appear in June to August. Native of rock crevices, and walls, found mostly in western Gt. Britain, but occasional in the east. Food plant of Weavers Wave moth. NavelwortClick to Enlarge
Ransoms Allium ursinum
30 to 45cm tall bulbous perennial with white flowers May to June. Whole plant smells of garlic. Frequent in damp woods over most of Britain. RansomsClick to Enlarge
Sweet Cicely Myrrhis odorata
45 to 100cm tall, small white umbels of flowers, May to June above lime green foliage. The leaves are used with rhubarb to reduce tartness! Sweet CicelyClick to Enlarge
Early Dog Violet Viola reichenbachiana
20cm tall perennial of woods and hedgerows. Blue purple flowers with darker spur, March to May. Food plant of the Fritillary butterflies Early Dog VioletClick to Enlarge
 
   

                   
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