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Herbs, Bulbs and Wildflowers

The following is an alphabetical listing of herbs, bulbs and wildflowers. Please use the links below to jump to specific species.

Astilbe	Dock	Lichens	Valerian
Begonia	Elephant's Ear	Lily	Vetch
Bird's Foot Trefoil	Fennel	Mallow	Wild Carrot
Black Eyed Susan	Ferns	Marjoram	Wild Strawberry
Bugle	Flax	Monbretia	Willow Herb
Buttercup	Fox Glove	Mosses
Catmint	Gay Feathers	Nasturtium
Clover	Greater Burnet Saxifrage	Nettle
Cranesbill	Herb Robert	Phlox
Daisy	Ice Plant	Plantain Lily
Dandelion	Iris	Ragwort
Day Lily	Knapweed	Red Hot Poker
Devil's-Bit Scabious	Lamb's Tongue	Thistle

Common Name: Astilbe
Latin Name: Astilbe var.
Description: Commonly seen in shaded areas with flowers spikes in late summer.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Begonia
Latin Name: Begonia var.
Description: Multi-stemmed plant with handsome foliage and decorative flowers.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Bird’s Foot Trefoil
Latin Name: Lotus var.
Description: Medium\large wildflower with yellow flowers in summer into early autumn. Is generally found in damp ground.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Black Eyed Susan
Latin Name: Rudbeckia fulgida
Description: Erect plant that produces bright daisy like flower heads with
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Bugle
Latin Name: Ajuga reptans
Description: Mat forming plant with large oval leaves and violet flowers in late summer
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Buttercup
Latin Name: Ranunculus var.
Description: Common wildflower seen on garden lawns. Small cup shaped bright yellow flowers with 3 lobed leaves.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Catmint
Latin Name: Nepeta x faassenii
Description: Popular aromatic mound shaped plant that has greyish green leaves and produces loose spikes of small lavender like leaves in summer.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Clover
Latin Name: Trifolium sp./var.
Description: Common wildflower seen in garden lawns with 3 lobed oval leaves with white or pink flowers on short stalks.
Native / Naturalised:Y

 

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Common Name: Cranesbill
Latin Name: Geranium  sp./var.
Description: Spreading groundcover or climbing plant grown for its attractive flowers.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Daisy
Latin Name: Bellis perennis
Description: Common wildflower seen in lawns. Small spoon shaped leaves with flower produced on stalk. Flower has white petals and yellow centre throughout summer and into autumn.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Dandelion
Latin Name: Taraxacum officinale
Description: Common wildflower seen in lawns and rough grass. Flattened yellow flower head.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Day Lily
Latin Name: Hemerocallis var.
Description: Grass like plant that produces tall spikes of flowers with colour depending on variety. Used extensively near water bodies.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Devil’s-bit Scabious
Latin Name: Succisa pratensis
Description: Summer to autumn flowering wildflower with violet blue flowers. It is commonly found in meadows and poor grassland
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Dock
Latin Name: Rumex crispus
Description: Tall wildflower found in weed communities. Have broad curled leaves. Flowers in summer months.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Elephant’s Ear
Latin Name: Bergenia cordifolia
Description: Big, bold, rounded, evergreen, groundcover plant. Leaves turning reddish in winter. Produces pink flowers on stalks in spring.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Fennel
Latin Name: Foeniculum vulgare
Description: Erect branching plant with large flattened yellow flower heads.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Ferns
Latin Name:
Description: Have fine leaves and are common in wild areas and woodlands. Ornamental species
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Flax
Latin Name: Phormium var.
Description: Large grass like evergreen plant. Has long strap like leaves in many different colours depending on variety. Produces tall spikes of flowers in summer
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Fox Glove
Latin Name: Digitalis purpurea
Description: Tall wildflower common in clearings, open woodlands and near paths. Tall spike of pink flowers produced in summer through to early autumn.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Gay Feathers
Latin Name: Liatris var.
Description: Pink summer flowering plant that is attractive for bees.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Greater Burnet -saxifrage
Latin Name: Pimpinella major
Description: Tall hairless upright wildflower common in meadows. Flattened white flower heads from summer into autumn.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Herb Robert
Latin Name: Geranium robertianum
Description: Spreading wildflower with an unpleasant smell and hairy stems and leaves. Produces pink flowers in early summer through to winter.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Ice Plant
Latin Name: Sedum spectabile
Description: Clump forming plant with cabbage like succulent leaves. Produces flattened flower heads of pink colour in autumn that attract butterflies.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Iris
Latin Name: Iris sp./var.
Description: This plant group is famous for its exotic looking flowers. A large variety of colours and shapes can be found. Common near water bodies.  Yellow Flag iris is the native plant.
Native / Naturalised: Y

 

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Common Name: Knapweed
Latin Name: Centaurea nigra
Description: Tall hairy wildflower with thistle like pink flower in summer and autumn. Common along roadsides, hedges and grasslands.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Lamb’s Tongue
Latin Name: Stachys byzantina
Description: Evergreen, mat forming plant with distinctive woolly, silver coloured leaves. Produces pink flowers in summer.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Lichens
Latin Name:
Description: These are actually a partnership of a fungus and either a bacteria or algae. These are all cellular life forms and combine together to form a flat flaky like appearance. They can be found where there is no soil for example growing on tree barks, rocks, walls etc.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Lily
Latin Name: Lilium var.
Description: Another plant group that produces graceful and exotic flowers in a variety of shapes and forms.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Mallow
Latin Name: Malva sylvestris
Description: Tall branched upright wildflower with large 3-7 lobed leaf and pink with dark veins produced in summer and autumn. Found on disturbed sites, roadsides, near footpaths and in fields.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Marjoram
Latin Name: Origanum vulgare
Description: Hairy, aromatic plant with green, oval leaves with spikes of pink flowers in summer and autumn.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Monbretia
Latin Name: Crocosmia sp./var.
Description: Tall grass like plant with narrow strap like leaves. Produces flowers on spikes in late summer. Some varieties have nutaralised.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Mosses
Latin Name:
Description: Soft, small plants that can form clumps or mats in damp or shady locations.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Nasturtium
Latin Name: Tropaeolum var.
Description: Vigorous spreading or twining climbers most famous for its brightly coloured flowers.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Nettle
Latin Name: Urtica dioica
Description: Common wildflower on known for its stinging underside of its sharply pointed leaf.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Phlox
Latin Name: Phlox var.
Description: Late spring or summer flowering plants which are mainly evergreen. Produces an abundant profusion of flowers.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Plantain Lily
Latin Name: Hosta var.
Description: Bulbous plant with bold deeply veined leaves which vary in colour depending on species. Flowers on long stalks in summer.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Ragwort
Latin Name: Senecio var.
Description: Tall upright wildflower with daisy like yellow flowers and is common rough grassland areas.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Red Hot Poker
Latin Name: Kniphofia var.
Description: Exotic looking bulbous plant with tall erect spiked flower. Colours vary depending on variety. Long narrow leaves from base.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Thistle
Latin Name: Cirsium sp./var.
Description: Common wildflower in rough grassland and disturbed sites. Tall spikes of flowers and prickly leaves are its common characteristics.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Valerian
Latin Name: Valeriana var.
Description: Tall erect plant with clusters of flowers produced at the end of spikes in late summer and autumn.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Vetch
Latin Name: Vicia sepium
Description: Hairless plant with violet coloured flowers and oval leaflets. Found in meadows, scrub and woodland areas.
Native / Naturalised: Y

 

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Common Name: Wild Carrot
Latin Name: Daucus carota
Description: Common tall upright and hairy wildflower seen in rough grassland and meadows. Has flattened white flower head from summer into autumn.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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Common Name: Wild Strawberry
Latin Name: Fragaria vesca
Description: Creeping, hairy plant that produces the red strawberry fruit. Also produces white flowers with yellow centre in summer.
Native / Naturalised: N

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Common Name: Willow Herb
Latin Name: Epilobium angustifolium
Description: Tall upright plants with tall leafy stems and pink flowers produced from summer into autumn. Found mainly on disturbed grounds, scrub areas and near rivers or lakes.
Native / Naturalised: Y

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