Monday, 22 April 2013

Selected Wildflowers

Main meadow flowers
  • Snowflake (autumn and winter)
  • Corn poppy (summer, full sun) attracts bees
  • Dwarf lupin (summer, partial to full sun)
  • Toad flax (summer, full sun or partial to the west) attracts bees
  • Baby's Breath (spring and summer)
  • Ox-Eye Daisy (summer and winter in the north) Grows half a metre tall, can grow in damp and dry places and works well in warm humis spaces
  • Wild carrot- a metre or more
  • Forget-me-Not (spring, partial shade) attracts bees
  • Wild Thyme (scent)
  • Coreopsis- midsummer to autumn (Gladiator?)
  • Cosmos (Bright Lights)- summer onwards
South side garden flowers
  • Shasta daisy
  • Forget-me-Not
  • Larkspur
  • Baby's Breath- develops in height through the seasons
  • Snowflake
  • Wild thyme- up to half a metre tall bushes, European herb, characteristic smell

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