Most of us love our gardens, and find them not only a beautiful space to be a part of, but also a peaceful and relaxing sanctuary. It is a way of being close to nature, and enjoying plants grow and florish, seeing how they change with the seasons. But of course nature has her own garden, full of flowers, wild flowers which grow and florish, and which not only provide a source of food and shelter for a range of birds, mammals, insects and other invertebrates, but an inspirational beauty which can touch the heart.
Family Nymphaeaceae (Water Lilies)
White Water-lily Nymphaea alba
Yellow Water-lily Nuphar lutea
Family Papaveraceae (Poppies)
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Greater Celandine Chelidonium majus
Opium Poppy Papaver somniferum
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea
Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica
Family Ranunculaceae (Buttercups)
Marsh Marigold Caltha palustris
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa
Lesser celandine Ficaria verna
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris agg.
Family Fabaceae (Peas & Beans)
Goat’s-rue Galega officinalis
Common Restharrow Ononis repens
Hare’s-foot Clover Trifolium arvense
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea Lathyrus latifolius
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
White Clover Trifolium repens
Common Bird’s-foot Trefoil Lotu s cornicula tus
Tall MelilotMelilotus altissima
Common Vetch Vicia sativa
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Garden Lupin Lupinus agg .
Family Rosaceae (Roses)
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg .
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Silverweed Potentilla anserina
Rasberry Rubus idaeus
Family Cucurbitaceae (Cucurbits)
White Bryony Bryonia dioica
Family Violaceae (Violets)
Field Pansy Viola arvensis
Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana
Family Geraniaceae (Geraniums)
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum
Druce’s Crane’s-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G x oxonianum
Common Stork’s-bill Erodium cicutarium
Hedgerow Crane’s-Bill Geranium pyrenaicum
Family Onagraceae (Evening Primroses)
Large-flowered Evening-primrose Oenothera glazioviana
Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium
Family Malvaceae (Mallows)
Common Mallow Malva sylvestris
Musk Mallow Malva moschata
Family Brassicaceae (Mustards)
Wild Radish Raphanus raphanistrum
Oil-seed Rape Brassica napus
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Hairy Bittercress Cardamine hirsuta
Family Polygonaceae (Buckwheats)
Redshank Persicaria maculosa
Japanese KnotweedFallopia japonica
Family Caryophyllaceae (Pinks)
White Campion Silene latifolia
Sea Campion Silene uniflora
Pink Campion Silene x hampeana
Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum
Red Campion Silene dioica
Family Balsaminaceae (Balsams)
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Family Primulaceae (Primroses)
Primrose Primula vulgaris
Cultivated PrimrosePrimula vulgaris ‘Cult.’
Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis arvensis
Family Boraginaceae (Borages)
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Russian Comfrey Symphytum x uplandicum
Wood Forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica
Family Convolvulaceae (Bindweeds)
Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
Family Plantaginaceae (Plantains)
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Common Toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Gemander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys
Common Field-speedwell Veronica persica
Family Lamiaceae (Mints)
Red Dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Variegated Yellow Archangel Lamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Selfheal Prunella vulgaris
Family Campanulaceae (Bellflowers)
Nettle-leaved bellflower Campanula trachelium
Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia
Trailing Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana
Family Araceae (Arums)
Common Duckweed Lemna minor
Family Asteraceae (Daisies)
Daisy Bellis perennis
Dandelion Taraxacum officinale agg.
Oxeye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca
Prickly Sow-thistle Sonchus asper
Common Ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Sicilian Chamomile Anthemis punctata ssp. cupaniana
Cat’s-ear Hypochaeris radicata
Lesser Burdock Arctium min us
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Canadian Goldenrod Solidago canadensis
Smooth Sow-thistle Sonchus oleraceus
Family Valerianaceae (Valerians)
Red Valerian Centranthus ruber
Family Dipsacaceae (Teasels)
Common Teasel Dipsacus fullonum
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Family Apiaceae (Umbellifers)
Wild Carrot Daucus carota
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
Sea Holly Eryngium maritimum
Family Alismataceae (Water-plantains)
Arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia
Family Butomaceae (Flowering Rushes)
Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus
Family Orchidaceae (Orchids)
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Family Iridaceae (Irises)
Yellow Flag Iris Iris pseudacorus
Spring Crocus Crocus vernus
Family Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllises)
Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Glory-of-the-snow Scilla forbesii
Hybrid Bluebell Hyacinthoides x massartiana
Cultivated Daffodil Narcissus agg.
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Wonderful resource, I will return to, and beautiful photos.
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Many thanks, Belinda! I appreciate that 🙂
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Thanks to this page, now I’m sure of the exact name of some plants.
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You are welcome, and thank you 🙂
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Quite a collection! I aspire to learn all of these one day.
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Thank you 🙂
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