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 Lookup Table of Wild Flower Characteristics

Species

Flowering

Common Name

Latin

From

To

Colour

Aaron's Rod

Verbascum thapsus

Jun

Aug

yellow

Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

Jun

Aug

yellow

Agrimony, Fragrant

Agrimonia procera

Jun

Aug

yellow

Angelica, Wild

Angelica sylvestris

Jul

Sept

white

Basil Thyme

Clinopodium acinos

May

Sept

purple mauve

Basil, Wild

Clinopodium vulgare

Jul

Sept

rosy pink

Bedstraw, Hedge

Galium mollugo

Jun

Sept

white

Bedstraw, Lady's

Galium verum

Jul

Sept

yellow

Betony

Stachys officinalis

Jun

Sept

pink

Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Jun

Sept

yellow

Bird's Foot Trefoil, Gtr

Lotus pedunculatus

Jun

Sept

yellow

Burdock, Greater

Arctium lappa

Jul

Sept

purple

Burdock, Lesser

Arctium minus

Jul

Sept

purple

Burnet Saxifrage

Pimpinella saxifraga

Jun

Aug

white

Burnet, Great

Sanguisorba officinalis

Jun

Sept

maroon

Burnet, Salad

Sanguisorba minor ssp minor

May

Aug

maroon

Buttercup, Meadow

Ranunculus acris

Mar

Aug

yellow

Cabbage, Wild

Brassica oleracea

May

Aug

yellow

Campion, Bladder

Silene vulgaris

May

Aug

white

Campion, Red

Silene dioica

May

Aug

red

Campion, White

Silene latifolia

May

Sept

white

Carrot, Wild

Daucus carota

Jun

Aug

white

Celandine, Greater

Chelidonium majus

May

Oct

yellow

Celandine, Lesser

Ranunculus ficaria

Mar

May

yellow

Centaury

Centaurium erythraea

May

Sept

pink

Charlock

Sinapsis arvensis

May

July

yellow

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Jul

Oct

blue

Chives, Wild

Allium schoenoprasum

Jun

Jul

pink

Clary, Wild

Salvia verbenaca

Jun

Aug

blue

Clematis, Wild

Clematis vitalba

Jul

Aug

white

Clover, Red

Trifolium pratense

May

Sept

red

Clover, White

Trifolium repens

May

Nov

white

Clustered Bellflower

Campanula glomerata

May

Oct

dp purple

Coltsfoot

Tussilago farfara

Mar

April

yellow

Columbine

Aquilegia vulgaris

May

July

purple

Common Catsear

Hypochaeris radicata

Jun

Oct

yellow

Corn Chamomile

Anthemis arvensis

Jun

Jul

yellow

Corn Marigold

Chrysanthemum segetum

May

Sept

yellow

Corncockle

Agrostemma githago

May

Sept

magenta

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

May

Sept

blue

Cow Parsley

Anthriscus sylvestris

Apr

Jun

white

Cowslip

Primula veris

Apr

June

yellow

Cranesbill, Bloody

Geranium sanguineum

Jun

Aug

crimson

Cranesbill, Cut-leaved

Geranium dissectum

May

Sept

pink

Cranesbill, Dove's Foot

Geranium molle

May

Sept

pink

Cranesbill, Dusky

Geranium phaeum

May

Jun

maroon

Cranesbill, Hedgerow

Geranium pyrenaicum

May

Aug

mauve pink

Cranesbill, Long-stalked

Geranium columbinum

Jun

Jul

pink

Cranesbill, Meadow

Geranium pratense

Jun

Sept

blue pink

Cranesbill, Pencilled

Geranium versicolor

May

Sept

white

Cranesbill, Round Leaved

Geranium rotundifolium

Jun

Jul

pink

Cranesbill, Shining

Geranium lucidum 

May

Sept

pink

Cranesbill, Small Flowered

Geranium pusillum

Jun

Sept

pink

Cranesbill, White

Geranium pratense alba

Jun

Sept

white

Cranesbill, Wood

Geranium sylvaticum

May

Jul

mauve pink

Crow Garlic

Allium vineale

Jun

Aug

white

Cuckoo Pint

Arum maculatum

Apr

May

white

Daisy

Bellis perennis

Mar

Sept

white

Dame's Violet

Hesperis matronalis

May

Jul

white/pink

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Apr

Oct

yellow

Dropwort

Filipendula vulgaris

May

Jul

white

Dyer's Rocket

Reseda luteola

Jun

Aug

yellow

Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

Jun

Sept

yellow

Evening Primrose, Fragrant

Oenothera stricta

Jun

Sept

yellow

Fennel

Foeniculum vulgare

Jul

Oct

yellow

Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Jun

Sept

white

Figwort

Scrophularia nodosa

Jun

Sept

maroon

Forget-me-Not, Field

Myosotis arvensis

Apr

Sept

blue

Forget-me-Not, Wood

Myosotis sylvatica

May

Sept

blue

Fox and Cubs

Hieracium aurantiacum

Jun

Sept

orange

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

May

Sept

pink

Germander Speedwell

Veronica chamaedrys

Apr

Aug

blue

Globe Flower

Trollius europaeus

May

Jun

yellow

Goat's Beard

Tragopogon pratensis

Jun

Jul

yellow

Goldenrod

Solidago virgaurea

Jul

Sept

yellow

Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Jul

Sept

blue

Hawkbit, Autumn

Leontodon autumnalis

Jul

Oct

yellow

Hawkbit, Rough

Leontodon hispidus

Jun

Sept

yellow

Hawkweed, Mouse Ear

Hieracium pilosella

Jun

Aug

yellow

Hedge Garlic

Alliaria petiolata

Apr

Jun

white

Hedge Woundwort

Stachys sylvatica

Jul

Aug

red

Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

May

Sept

pink

Hoary Cinquefoil

Potentilla argentea

Jun

Sept

yellow

Holly, Sea

Eryngium maritimum

Jul

Oct

mauve blue

Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum

Jun

Sept

yellow/white

Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium caeruleum

Jun

Jul

mauve blue

Kale, Sea

Crambe maritima

Jun

Aug

white

Knapweed, Greater

Centaurea scabiosa

Jul

Sept

pink

Knapweed, Lesser

Centaurea nigra

May

Sept

pink

Lady's Smock

Cardamine pratensis

Apr

Jun

lilac white

Loosestrife, Purple

Lythrum salicaria

Jun

Sept 

purple

Mallow, Common

Malva sylvestris

Jun

Sept

lilac

Mallow, Marsh

Althaea officinalis

  Aug

Sept

pink mauve

Mallow, Musk

Malva moschata

Jul

Aug

lilac

Mallow, Tree

Lavatera arborea

Jul

Sept

pink-purple

Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

Jul

Sept

lilac

Mayweed, Scented

Matricaria recutita

Jun

Aug

white

Meadow Clary

Salvia pratensis

Jun

Jul

purple

Meadow Vetchling

Lathyrus pratensis

Jun

Oct

yellow

Meadowsweet

Filipendula ulmaria

Jun

Aug

white

Mignonette, Wild

Reseda lutea

Jun

Aug

yellow

Mint, Water

Mentha aquatica

Jul

Oct

lilac

Mistletoe

Viscum album

  Feb

Apr

green

Monkey Flower

Mimulus guttatus

Jun

Sept

yellow

Monkey Musk

Mimulus luteus

Jun

Sept

yellow

Mullein, Dark

Verbascum nigrum

Jun

Sept

yellow

Mullein, Moth

Verbascum blatteria

Jun

Sept

yellow

Navelwort

Umbilicus rupestris

Jun

Sept

green

Nettle-leaved Bellflower

Campanula trachelium

Jul

Sept

blue

Nightshade, Black

Solanum nigrum

Jul

Sept

white

Nightshade, Deadly

Atropa belladonna

Jun

Aug

brown

Nightshade, Enchanter's

Circaea lutetiana

Jun

Aug

white

Nightshade, Woody

Solanum dulcamara

Jun

Sept

purple

Nipplewort

Lapsana communis

Jun

Oct

yellow

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Jun

Aug

white

Oxlip

Primula elatior

Apr

May

yellow

Pansy, Field

Viola arvensis

May

Sept

yellow

Pansy, Wild

Viola tricolor

May

Oct

purple

Parsnip, Wild

Pastinaca sativa

Jul

Aug

yellow

Pea, Wild

Lathyrus sylvestris

Jun

Aug

pink

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium

Aug

Oct

lilac

Pepper Saxifrage

Silaum silaus

Jun

Aug

yellow

Pink, Cheddar

Dianthus gratianopolitanus

Jun

Jul

crimson

Pink, Deptford

Dianthus armeria

Jul

Sept

pink

Pink, Maiden

Dianthus deltoides

May

Sept

pink

Plantain, Hoary

Plantago media

May

Aug

white

Plantain, Ribwort

Plantago lanceolata

Apr

Sept

brown

Poppy, Field

Papaver rhoeas

May

Oct

red

Poppy, Opium

Papaver somniferum

Jul

Aug

lilac

Poppy, Welsh

Meconopsis cambrica

Jun

Aug

yellow

Poppy, Yellow Horned

Glaucium flavum

Jun

Sept

yellow

Primrose

Primula vulgaris

Feb

May

yellow

Ragged Robin

Lychnis flos-cuculi

May

Jul

pink

Ramsons

Allium ursinum

Apr

Aug

white

Red Valerian

Centranthus ruber

May

Sept

red

Restharrow, Common

Ononis repens

  Jun

Sept

pink

Rock Rose

Helianthemum nummularium

Jun

Sept

yellow

Salsify

Tragopogon porrifolius

Jun

Aug

purple

Samphire, Rock

Crithmum maritimum

Jun

Aug

 yellow

Saxifrage, Pepper

Silaum silaus

Jun

Aug

yellow

Scabious, Devil's Bit

Scabiosa succisa

Jun

Oct

lilac

Scabious, Field

Knautia arvensis

Jun

Sept

lilac

Scabious, Small

Scabiosa columbaria

Jul

Aug

lilac

Scarlet Pimpernel

Anagallis arvensis

May

Aug

red

Scentless Mayweed

Tripleurospermum inodorum

Jul

Sept

white

Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris

Jun

Sept

purple

Skullcap

Scutellaria galericulata

  June

Sept

blue

Sneezewort

Achillea ptarmica

June

Sept

white

Soapwort

Saponaria officinalis

Jul

Sept

white pink

Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum multiflorum

May

Jun

white

Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

May

Jun

  red

Sorrel, Wood

Oxalis acetosella 

Apr

May

white

St John's Wort, Hairy

Hypericum hirsutum

Jun

Oct

yellow

St John's Wort, Pale

Hypericum montanum

Jun

Aug

yellow

St John's Wort, Perforated

Hypericum perforatum

Jun

Sept

yellow

Stitchwort, Greater

Stellaria holostea

Apr

Jun

white 

Stitchwort, Lesser

Stellaria graminea

May

Aug

white

Strawberry, Wild

Fragaria vesca

May

Sept

white

Tansy

Tanacetum vulgare

 

 

yellow

Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Jul

Aug

lilac

Teasel, Small

Dipsacus pilosus

Aug

Aug

white 

Thistle, Carline

Carlina vulgaris

Jul

Oct

yellow

Thyme, Wild

Thymus polytrichus

Jun

Aug

lilac

Toadflax, Ivy Leaved

Cymbalaria muralis

 

 

lilac/yellow

Toadflax, Purple

Linaria purpurea

Jun

Aug

purple

Toadflax, Yellow

Linaria vulgaris

Jul

Oct

yellow

Upright Hedge Parsley

Torilis japonica

Jul

Sept

white/pink

Valerian, Common

Valeriana officinalis

Jun

Aug

pink

Vetch, Common

Vicia sativa

May

Aug

purple

Vetch, Kidney

Anthyllis vulneraria

May

Sept

yellow

Vetch, Tufted

Vicia cracca

Jun

Aug

purple

Violet, Common Dog

Viola riviniana

Apr

Jun

purple

Violet, Sweet Purple

Viola odorata

Feb

Apr

purple

Violet, Sweet White

Viola odorata alba

Feb

Apr

white

Viper's Bugloss

Echium vulgare

Jun

Sept

purple

Weasel's Snout

Antirrhinum orontium

Jul

Sept

purple

Willowherb, Great

Epilobium hirsutum

Jul

Aug

pink

Willowherb, Rosebay

Epilobium angustifolium

Jun

Sept

pink purple

Wood Avens (Herb Bennet)

Geum urbanum

Jun

Aug

yellow

Woodruff, Sweet

Galium odoratum

Apr

Jun

white

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Jun

Aug

white pink

Yellow Corydalis

Corydalis lutea

 Mar 

Aug

yellow

Yellow Flag

Iris pseudoacorus

May

Aug

yellow

Yellow Rattle

Rhinanthus minor

May

Jul

yellow

 

 

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