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Red Valerian	Centranthus ruber
45cm tall with fragrant red flowers all summer, much loved by butterflies. Introduced from Southern Europe, and naturalized especially in the West Country. Likes hot, dry places such as the base of sunny walls. Excellent nectar plant.	Click to Enlarge

Rock Samphire	Crithmum maritimum
10 20cm tall smooth succulent perennial of Atlantic coasts on rocks and sand or shingle. Lime yellow flowers June October and seeds September November.	Click to Enlarge

Rock Sea Lavender	Limonium binervosum
25 30cm tall glaucous perennial of drier habitats near sea, rocks, crevices. Lavender flowers August September.	Click to Enlarge

Rock Sea Spurrey	Spergularia rupicola
3 5cm tall decumbent perennial, woody at base, with bright pink flowers May August. Excellent in dry, parched sites.	Click to Enlarge

Sand Leek	Allium scorodoprasum
60 100cm tall perennial herb, with grey green strap like leaves. Flowers a pink/mauve pom pom 10cm across, forming many purple brown bulbuls July August, although often much earlier. Found on dunes and rocks near sea.	Click to Enlarge

Scurvy Grass	Cochlearia officinalis
5 50cm tall biennial/perennial with white or very pale lilac flowers from May to August. Old plants can become quite woody. A native of salt marshes and cliffs and banks near sea, which was once eaten for its vitamin C content by sailors.	Click to Enlarge

Sea Aster	Aster tripolium
15 60cm tall short lived perennial with small purple and yellow flowers July October. Often visited by bees. The food plant of the Star Wort Moth.	Click to Enlarge

Sea Campion	Silene maritima
10 25cm tall perennial with white flowers June August. A cushion forming plant ideal for rockeries and dry positions. Food plant of the Marbled Coronet Moth.	Click to Enlarge

Sea Milkwort	Glaux maritima
Procumbent perennial of most coastal habitats. Small succulent leaves on slender creeping stems to 15cm. Flowers white and pink May September. Amazingly, a close relative of the Primrose as evident by the flowers, but in saline habitats.	Click to Enlarge

Sea Plantain	Plantago maritima
12 20cm tall perennial flowering in June and August. Often found on edges of salted roads.	Click to Enlarge

Silverweed	Potentilla arserina
Tough creeping perennial for ground cover on rough ground and both wet and dry grassy habitats. Common near coasts. Large yellow flowers June September. The leaves are silver and remain all year except when really dry, but new growth is rapid when ground becomes wet again.	Click to Enlarge

Alexanders	Smyrnium olusatrum
1 metre tall at flowering time. A biennial with bright shiny green leaves which once established form dense ground cover with new seedlings germinating in January. Bright yellow flowers in April May. Originally introduced by the Romans as a food plant, and established around the coats and salted roadsides in Southern Britain.	Click to Enlarge

Biting Stonecrop	Sedum acre
10cm low, creeping evergreen with strong pepper taste, bright yellow flowers May July. Needs a dry site, on wall or in paving. Food plant of Yellow Ringed Carpet, Northern Rustic and Feathered Ranunculus moths.	Click to Enlarge

English Stonecrop	Sedum anglicum
Low, mat forming perennial, its succulent leaves often red. Pink flowers from June September. Usually on rocky banks or sand dunes and shingle beaches. Despite the name, our stock plants originated in W. Scotland.	Click to Enlarge

Fennel	Foeniculum vulgare
Tall, in flowering, to 2 metre perennial of damp ground often near the sea. Feathery leaves are strongly pungent typical aniseed scent. Yellow flowers July September. A good nectar plant and leaves can be used for cookery.	Click to Enlarge

Hound's Tongue	Cynoglossum officinale
30 90cm tall biennial with red purple flowers in June August. Food plant of the Northern Dart.	Click to Enlarge

Kidney Vetch	Anthyllis vulneraria
15 30cm tall, long stems of woolly yellow flowers often tinged red. A rich source of nectar and main food plant of Small Blue Butterfly and Six Belted Clearwing Moth.	Click to Enlarge

Marsh Mallow	Althaea officinalis
40 80cm tall with pink/mauve flowers August September. A good feature plant for moist soil the origin of Marsh mallow sweets.	Click to Enlarge

Motherwort	Leonunis cardiaca
Herbaceous perennial to 1 2metres. Many flowered whorls of white or pale pink with purple spots July September. Rich in nectar and pollinated by bees. Introduced from Europe and naturalized in waste places and roadsides.	Click to Enlarge

Soapwort	Saponaria officinalis
30 90cm tall, straggling, with long creeping rhizomes. Soft pink flowers from August October. Likes semi shade and moist soil. Food plant of the Marbled Clover Moth.	Click to Enlarge

Spring Squill	Scilla verna
5 15cm tall perennial bulb of calcareous coastal soils. Dark blue purple flowers April May	Click to Enlarge

Thrift	Armeria maritima
20 30cm tall perennial of salt marshes and mountain rocks and cliffs. Pink occasionally white flowers from April October, are fragrant and rich in nectar. Food plant of the Annulet and the Feathered Ranunculus moths.	Click to Enlarge

White Stonecrop	Sedum album
5 20cm tall, shoots all rooting to form patches. White, sometimes palest pink flowers from late May August. A native of dry sandy places, rocks and stony ground.	Click to Enlarge

Wild Cabbage	Brassica oleracea
60 200cm tall biennial/perennial often quite woody. Light yellow flowers May September Possibly native but likely to have been introduced by Romans. Found on calcareous cliffs around southern Britain.	Click to Enlarge

Wild Celery	Apium graveolens
30 100cm tall strong celery smelling biennial. Umbel flower heads in June August. A native of damp or brackish places near the sea in Southern England.	Click to Enlarge

Yellow Horned Poppy	Glaucium flavum
30 45cm grey perennial of sand and shingle or cliffs. Clear yellow flowers May September and long horn like seed pods until November. Occasionally found inland on dry calcareous soils. Rich in nectar and attractive to bees.	Click to Enlarge

Babington's Leek	Allium ampeloprasum
Stems to 2 metres leaves up to 4cm across. Pale purple to pinkish white flowers, with or without bulbils. Native in rocky or sandy places, and rough ground near the sea. Very localised	Click to Enlarge

Dune Fescue	Festuca arenaria
10 to 40cm tall annual grass found locally in sand dunes. Flowers May to June.	Click to Enlarge

Wild Chives	Allium schoenoprasum
Tufts of narrow, cylindrical leaves and pale purple flowers. Although often cultivated for use in salads etc, it also grows wild in scattered limestone areas, especially Wales	Click to Enlarge

Jersey Thrift	Armeria arenaria
10 to 30cm tall perennial found only in Channel Isles and W. France, usually on sand dunes and cliffs. Rosy-pink pom-pom flowers July to August. Has proven hardy in our garden this year, but remember Jersey is warmer than the mainland and protection may be necessary!	Click to Enlarge

Mugwort	Artemisia vulgaris
1.5m tall aromatic tufted perennial common throughout Britain, but good near sea. Grey, tormentose foliage gives protection from salt and winds. White (sometimes pinkish) flowers June to August	Click to Enlarge

Sea Kale	Crambe maritima
Herbaceous perennial with large tap root and large waxy grey leaves. White flowers in large sprays June to July followed by round hard seeds, which are dispersed by wind and sea in the sand or shingle. Found on most of our coasts, once used as a vegetable, which could be a reason for its decline	Click to Enlarge

Sea Holly	Eryngium maritimum
60cm tall glaucous, spiny perennial of sand and shingle. Grey blue flowers June to August and seed heads until high tides or winds	Click to Enlarge

Stinking Iris	Iris foetidissima
A clump forming perennial which keeps the green leaves all year and is grown in gardens for the bright orange seeds held for much of the winter. A coastal plant, but garden escapee over much of Britain. The waxy leaves make it salt tolerant.	Click to Enlarge

Sheep's Bit Scabious	Jasione montana
10 to 15cm tall annual/short lived perennial of dry open places, i.e. sand dunes. Bright purple blue flowers early June onwards, rich in nectar and visited by many bees.	Click to Enlarge

Sea Pea	Lathyrus japonicus
Low, prostrate, rather greyish-green perennial, often hairless. Stems angled, not winged. Flowers June to August, purple, becoming blue, 2cm long followed by brown pods, 3 to 5cm long. Found in coastal habitats, shingle and stabilized sand dunes, occasionally along stony lake margins inland	Click to Enlarge

Evening Primrose	Oenothera biennis
60 to 100cm yellow flowers June to September. Needs a dry, sunny site. Provides nectar for night flying insects, and the food plant of the Elephant Hawk Moth.	Click to Enlarge

Sea Beet	Beta Vulgaris ssp maritima
A much branched sprawling perennial of shores and waste ground near sea. Shining green leaves become red in Autumn.	Click to Enlarge

Bucks Horn Plantain	Plantago coronopus
20cm tall annual short lived perennial, flowering in April to July. Seeds rapidly and spreading along main roadsfrom its native coastal sites. A native of coastal areas, sandy soils and salt marshes.	Click to Enlarge

Autumn Squill	Scilla autumnalis
25cm bulbous perennial of short grassland near the sea. Spikes of purple flowers from August to September.	Click to Enlarge


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