Species

Light

Moisture

Soil Type

Common Name

Latin

Sun

Pt Shade

Shady

Dry

Damp

Alkaline (Chalk)

Acid

Neutral (Loam)

Aaron's Rod

Verbascum thapsus

x

x

x

Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

x

x

x

x

Agrimony, Fragrant

Agrimonia procera

x

Angelica, Wild

Angelica sylvestris

x

  x

x

Basil Thyme

Clinopodium acinos

x

x

x

Basil, Wild

Clinopodium vulgare

x

x

x

x

Bedstraw, Hedge

Galium mollugo

x

x

Bedstraw, Lady's

Galium verum

x

x

x

x

x

x

Betony

Stachys officinalis

x 

x

x

x

x

x

Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

x

x

x

x

 x

Bird's Foot Trefoil, Gtr

Lotus pedunculatus

x

x

Bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta

x

Burdock, Lesser

Arctium minus

x

x

x

Burnet Saxifrage

Pimpinella saxifraga

x

x

x 

Burnet, Great

Sanguisorba officinalis

x

x

x 

x

x 

Burnet, Salad

Sanguisorba minor ssp minor

x

x

x

x

Buttercup, Meadow

Ranunculus acris

x

x

x

x

x

Cabbage, Wild

Brassica oleracea

x

x

x

Campion, Bladder

Silene vulgaris

x

x

Campion, Red

Silene dioica

x

x

x 

x 

Campion, White

Silene latifolia

x

Carrot, Wild

Daucus carota

x

x

x

Celandine, Greater

Chelidonium majus

x 

Celandine, Lesser

Ranunculus ficaria

x 

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

x

Charlock

Sinapsis arvensis

x

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

x

x

x

Chives, Wild

Allium schoenoprasum

x 

Clary, Wild

Salvia verbenaca

x

x 

 x

Clematis, Wild

Clematis vitalba

x

x

Clover, Red

Trifolium pratense

x

x

Clover, White

Trifolium repens

x

Clustered Bellflower

Campanula glomerata

x

x

x

x

Coltsfoot

Tussilago farfara

Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

x

x

x

x

Common Catsear

Hypochaeris radicata

x

x

 x

x

Corn Chamomile

Anthemis arvensis

x

Corn Marigold

Chrysanthemum segetum

x

x

Corncockle

Agrostemma githago

x

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

x

x

x

x

x

Cow Parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

x

x

Cowslip

Primula veris

x

 x

x

x

x

Cranesbill, Bloody

Geranium sanguineum

x

x

Cranesbill, Cut-leaved

Geranium dissectum

Cranesbill, Dove's Foot

Geranium molle

Cranesbill, Dusky

Geranium phaeum

x

Cranesbill, Hedgerow

Geranium pyrenaicum

x

x

Cranesbill, Long-stalked

Geranium columbinum

Cranesbill, Meadow

Geranium pratense

x

  x

  x

  x

Cranesbill, Pencilled

Geranium versicolor

  x

Cranesbill, Round Leaved

Geranium rotundifolium

Cranesbill, Shining

Geranium lucidum 

Cranesbill, Small Flowered

Geranium pusillum

Cranesbill, White

Geranium pratense alba

x

Cranesbill, Wood

Geranium sylvaticum

x

x

  x

Crow Garlic

Allium vineale

x

x

x

Cuckoo Pint

Arum maculatum

x

x

Daisy

Bellis perennis

x

x

Dame's Violet

Hesperis matronalis

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

x

Dropwort

Filipendula vulgaris

x

x

x

Dyer's Rocket

Reseda luteola

x 

x

 x

Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

x

x 

Evening Primrose, Fragrant

Oenothera stricta

x

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

x

x 

Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

x

x

Figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

x

x

x

Forget-me-Not, Field

Myosotis arvensis

x

x

Forget-me-Not, Wood

Myosotis sylvatica

x

x

x

Fox and Cubs

Hieracium aurantiacum

x

x 

x 

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

x

x 

 x

Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

x

Globe Flower

Trollius europaeus

x

x

x

x

Goat's Beard

Tragopogon pratensis

x

x

x

x

Goldenrod

Solidago virgaurea

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

x

x

x

x

x

Hawkbit, Autumn

Leontodon autumnalis

x

 x

 x

Hawkbit, Rough

Leontodon hispidus

x

x

x

x

Hawkweed, Mouse Ear

Hieracium pilosella

x

x

x

x 

Hedge Garlic

Alliaria petiolata

x

x

x 

Hedge Woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

x

x

x 

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

x

x

x

x 

x

x 

Hoary Cinquefoil

Potentilla argentea

x

Holly, Sea

Eryngium maritimum

x 

x

x

x

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

x

Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium caeruleum

x

Kale, Sea

Crambe maritima

x

x

x

x

x

Knapweed, Greater

Centaurea scabiosa

x

x

x

Knapweed, Lesser

Centaurea nigra

x

x

x

x

Lady's Smock

Cardamine pratensis

x

x

x 

Loosestrife, Purple

Lythrum salicaria

x

x

Mallow, Common

Malva sylvestris

x

Mallow, Marsh

Althaea officinalis

x

x

Mallow, Musk

Malva moschata

x

Mallow, Tree

Lavatera arborea

Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

x

x

x

Mayweed, Scented

Matricaria recutita

x

Meadow Clary

Salvia pratensis

x

x

Meadow Vetchling

Lathyrus pratensis

x

x

x

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

x

x 

x

x

Mignonette, Wild

Reseda lutea

x

x

Mint, Water

Mentha aquatica

x

x

x

x

Mistletoe

Viscum album

Monkey Flower

Mimulus guttatus

x

Monkey Musk

Mimulus luteus

x

Mullein, Dark

Verbascum nigrum

x

x

x 

Mullein, Moth

Verbascum blatteria

x

Navelwort

Umbilicus rupestris

x

Nettle-leaved Bellflower

Campanula trachelium

x

x

x

Nightshade, Black

Solanum nigrum

Nightshade, Deadly

Atropa belladonna

x

x

Nightshade, Enchanter's

Circaea lutetiana

x

Nightshade, Woody

Solanum dulcamara

x

Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

x

x

x

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

x

x

x

x

Oxlip

Primula elatior

x

 x

Pansy, Field

Viola arvensis

Pansy, Wild

Viola tricolor

x

Parsnip, Wild

Pastinaca sativa

x 

x

x

Pea, Wild

Lathyrus sylvestris

x

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

x

Pepper Saxifrage

Silaum silaus

x 

Pink, Cheddar

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

x

x

x

Pink, Deptford

Dianthus armeria

x

Pink, Maiden

Dianthus deltoides

x

x

Plantain, Hoary

Plantago media

x

x

x

x 

Plantain, Ribwort

Plantago lanceolata

x

x

x

x

Poppy, Field

Papaver rhoeas

x

Poppy, Opium

Papaver somniferum

x

x

x

Poppy, Welsh

Meconopsis cambrica

x

x

x

x

Poppy, Yellow Horned

Glaucium flavum

x

x 

Primrose

Primula vulgaris

x

x

x

x

Ragged Robin

Lychnis flos-cuculi

x

x

x

x

Ramsons

Allium ursinum

x

x

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber