Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera)
Bee orchid wildflower is a native perennial that likes dry grasslands
especially near chalky or limestone areas. Flowers June and July. I have
chosen this flower as each flower looks as if a fat bumblebee sat on it.
Height can grow up to 30cm. colour leaves are pointed and slender,
upper petals are rolled, like cylinders, often green or brown
Needs light to grow a good water routine, likes warmth.
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Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Cornflowers come in many different shades: Pinks, Blue, purple and whites. They vary in heights from 30cm -120cm. and love full sun. They are not invasive and will self-seed. They look good with a mix of red poppies. Cornflowers like loamy, fertile soil with adequate moisture content; they can endure long periods of drought, as they have long roots.
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Poppy palaver (Eschscholzia californica)
I love the Californian poppies, their beautiful bright colours in orange or yellow. It is a drought tolerant wildflower and has a long flowering season. Like full sun It will grow 15-30cm tall. The flower is cup shaped and will close in dull days and at night. Attracts pollinators. I also like this scarlet poppy, which can grow 40-80cm tall, you may well see them in fields, wasteland, or roadsides. Flower June to August.
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Wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella)
Is a low growing weed, this one I have growing in my garden has heart shaped leaves. I recommended growing this variety in a pot. It is a good filler. Mine has lovely small flowers coming out.
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Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris)
This wildflower is a perennial and grows up to 30cm, it has deep violet spikes, tubular flowers in summer and early autumn, it has long been used for its medicinal qualities i.e. healing wounds.
A creeping perennial to 30cm, with rooting stems bearing oblong or ovate leaves and short erect spikes of deep violet, rarely pink or white, tubular flowers in summer and early autumn, this weed can be used in a wildflower lawn or at a front border. It self-seeds and speeds quickly. The flowers are extremely attracted to bees and other insects.
A creeping perennial to 30cm, with rooting stems bearing oblong or ovate leaves and short erect spikes of deep violet, rarely pink or white, tubular flowers in summer and early autumn, this weed can be used in a wildflower lawn or at a front border. It self-seeds and speeds quickly. The flowers are extremely attracted to bees and other insects.
