Wildflower Species
Native British Wildflowers, all
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Common Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria) Sticklewort Cocklebur 20 gram pkt £15.00
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Perennial Herb/Wildflower 60cm Herb for medicinal use, used to cure gum infections, sore throats, gargle with an infusion of Agrimony is said to create a supple larynx. Used to treat wounds, a yellow dye plant. Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Seed is best sown in the spring.
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| Bedstraw
Lady's Galium verum Approx 2,000 seeds/gram
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Herb/Wild Flower
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| Bluebell Wild Hyacinth Av 190 seeds/gram
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Bluebell Wild Hyacinth
Hyacintholdes non-scripta
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| Red
Campion Silene dioica Av 900 seeds/gram Red Campion Bulk
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Rose pink flowers grow in clusters pollinated
by bees. Found in woodland hedgerows and shady lanes the flowers open during
the day.
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| Carrot Wild Daucus carota Av 800 seeds/gram
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Biennia to short lived perennial flowers in second
year. Dense umbels of white or creamy white flowers above ferny leaves that
give off a scent of carrot when bruised. Aromatic herb that attracts
wildlife. Wild Carrot has culinary and medicinal properties, root, flowers
and seed have culinary uses.
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| Chamomile,
Corn Anthemis arvensis Av 3,000 seeds/g
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Yellow and white daisy like flowers, slightly
scented habitat cornfields.
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White Clover Creeping Av 500 seeds/gram Trifolium repens 20g pkt £9.00 |
Perennial
Hgt 0.1m Flowers June
to September Long stalked white flowers often with a pink tinge. Root nodules improves the soil, can be used as a pot herb. An excellent nectar plant for bees, also used as a fodder crop.
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| Cowslip Perennial
1g pkt Av 700 seeds £1.25 Primula veris Hgt 20 cm Flowers April to May Golden yellow flowers with an orange spot at the base of each petal. Found on grassland and woodland margins. 10 gram pkt £7.90 Add to basket 50 gram pkt £27.50 Add to basket
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| Daisy Bellis perennis Av 600 seeds/gram
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White flowers with a yellow centre. Habitat
grassland, meadows and lawns. Was once a valuable herb for healing wounds.
Culinary and medicinal herb, petals, young leaves and flower buds can
be added to salads and internally used for coughs, externally for sore eyes
and minor wounds. Magical herb powers of love and lust.
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| Daisy,
Oxeye 1 gram Leucanthemum vulgare Av 3,000 seeds/gram
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White flowers with a yellow center, a favorite
ingredient in wild flower arrangements. Habitat old meadows, waste ground
and gardens. Often used in wild flower mixtures.
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| Garlic
Mustard Alliaria petiolata Av 400 seeds/gram Hedge Garlic Jack by the hedge
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Scented white flowers, habitat hedgerows, edges of woodlands and shaded areas, an excellent plant for attracting wildlife. A medicinal and culinary herb. When the plant is bruised it has a strong smell of garlic.
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| Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
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Small yellow flowers cross shaped on the end of stems. Native habitat hedgerows, cultivated borders and waste ground. Was once used as a medicinal herb. Excellent plant for the Tortoise.
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| Kidney Vetch Anthyllis vulneraria Av 300 seeds/gram
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A wildflower for meadows, grass areas and cultivated beds. Creamy yellow flowers occasionally purple tipped in umbel like clusters. Colour can vary, purple, orange, red and white are all possibilities.
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Eyebright Annual Euphrasia nemorosa Av 6,000 Seeds per gram Hgt up to 30cm Flowers July to September Natural habitat chalky pastures and moist grassland. A wild flower / medicinal herb dating back to the 14th century for 'all evils of the eye' once used for the treatment of sore eyes. Flowers are often white with a yellow spot and streaked with purple but can vary. The leaves have a slightly bitter flavour, they could be added to salads. Sow in spring, a semi-parasitic plant growing on the roots of grass, is best sown in spring amongst grass in a moist situation, preferring a semi shaded position. 10 gram pkt £8.95 Add to basket
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Forget-Me-Not, Field
Mysotis arvensis Av 1,000 seeds/gram Add to basket Bulk 25 gram pkt £9.95
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Pale blue flowers with a yellow center, having
flat petals. The common forget me not found in woods, hedges and cultivated
land.
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| Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Av 10-12,000 seeds/gram
Add to basket Caution Toxic if Eaten |
Flowers are pinkish-purple
forming a tube, being spotted inside. Source of the drug digitoxin, which is
used to slow the heartbeat. The whole plant is Poisonous. Once used in
herbal remedies! Habitat wood clearings, heaths and banks.
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| Larkspur Consolida regalis Av 550 seeds/gram
Add to basket Forking Larkspur |
Quite rare to see it growing wild in the UK,
was once found in cornfields and waste ground. Excellent for attracting
wildlife into the garden especially bees. Sow in situ spring or autumn
(in warm areas)
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| Mallow,
Musk White Malva moschata alba
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Av 500 seeds/gram
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Mignonette
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Biennial/perennial Wild flower/Herb Mignonette flowers from June to August. The herb is no longer used today but was once thought to bring the body into balance and had a calming effect. The flower attracts bees and is used by beekeepers. Sow seed in situ in spring and lightly cover, grow in neutral to alkaline soil in full sun to semi shade.
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| Parsnip Wild Pastinacea sativa Av 200 seeds/gram
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Numerous yellow flowers in umbels or flat top heads, the leaves when bruised smell of parsnip. The plant has a long hard taproot. Used as medicinal and culinary herb and root and leaves used to make insecticide.
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| Poppy,
Field Papaver rhoeas Av 7,000 seeds/gram Field Poppy Flanders Poppy Corn Poppy Common Poppy CAUTION all parts of these plants are Poisonous |
Common poppy, Corn Poppy or field
poppy have solitary scarlet flowers, they were once a common site in
cornfields. Habitat Cultivated and waste ground. Add to basket 25 gram pkt £8.00
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| Rough
Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus 10
gram £7.90 |
Perennial Hgt to 0.5m Flowers June to September
Yellow flowered similar to the dandelion, good
for attracting wildlife. Prefers full sun.
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| Scabious,
Small Scabiosa columbaria Pigeon's scaboius
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Lilac flowers. Habitat dry pastures and banks.
The flowers are a good nectar food for bees.
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| Shepherds Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Av 5-7,000 seeds/gram Witches pouches
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Shepherds purse named due to the delicate purse shaped seed capsules. The plant is used in domestic remedies. The leaves are rich in vitamins, used as a medicinal herb and also in Chinese medicine.
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Travellers Joy Clematis vitalba Old Mans Beard Av 700 seeds/gram
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Climatis vitalba known as Travellers Joy or Old
Mans Beard.
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| Valerian
Common Perennial Valeriana officinalis - Common Valerian Hgt 40 - 150cm Flowers June to August Av 1,400 seeds/gram Pale pink flowers vanilla scented. Common Valerian is used for insomnia, hysteria it calms the nerves, relieves pain and also known to lower blood pressure. Used for a herbal tea and as a flavouring to sweets and drinks. Magical herb with the powers of protection, sleep, love and purification. Habitat damp grassland, woods, and scrub land. Grow in full sun or partial shade and prefers a moist soil £7.95 Bulk 10 gram pkt Add to basket
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Vipers-Bugloss Av 300 seeds/g Echium vulgare Skin irritant
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Bright blue, funnel shaped flowers along the
stem. A very elegant wild flower found on dry open ground, grassy areas,
cliffs and sand dunes. It was once thought the plant could heal snake bites.
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| Yarrow Achillea millefolium Av 4,000 seeds
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Erect flowering stems with white flower heads.
Medicinal herb. Habitat dry grassland. A liquid plant feed can be processed
from the leaves. Prefers a well drained sunny site.
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