Field Guide
Browse all 25 species in our British wildflower guide. Search by name, filter by season or habitat.
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Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Britain's most beloved woodland flower, carpeting ancient forests in a haze of violet-blue each April and May.
Papaver rhoeas
The blazing scarlet emblem of remembrance, lighting up cornfields and roadsides with vivid colour from June to August.
Digitalis purpurea
A towering spike of thimble-shaped purple bells, beloved by bumblebees and the source of the heart medicine digitalis.
Primula veris
A cheerful nodding cluster of golden-yellow bells that heralds spring in chalk grasslands and traditional hay meadows.
Allium ursinum
Star-shaped white flowers and broad, glossy leaves that fill damp woodland with an unmistakable garlicky scent each spring.
Primula vulgaris
The delicate pale-yellow herald of spring, nestling in hedgebanks and woodland edges from February onwards.
Centaurea cyanus
An intensely blue arable wildflower that was once common in cornfields but is now scarce — a jewel of the summer meadow.
Lychnis flos-cuculi
A distinctive wetland flower with deeply divided, ragged-looking pink petals, found in damp meadows and marshes.
Leucanthemum vulgare
The classic large white daisy of summer meadows, with a bold golden centre and cheerful white ray petals.
Silene dioica
A vivid deep-pink flower of woodland edges and hedgerows, brightening shaded spots from late spring through summer.
Geranium pratense
A stunning violet-blue geranium of traditional hay meadows and roadsides, one of Britain's most beautiful wildflowers.
Centaurea scabiosa
A robust, thistle-like flower of chalk grassland with showy purple-red blooms that are magnets for butterflies and bumblebees.
Rhinanthus minor
The meadow-maker — a semi-parasitic plant that weakens grasses to allow wildflowers to thrive, named for its rattling seed pods.
Silene uniflora
A cushion-forming white flower of sea cliffs and shingle beaches, with distinctive inflated calyces and deeply notched petals.
Lythrum salicaria
A tall, magnificent wetland plant with dense spikes of vivid purple flowers, transforming riverbanks into a blaze of colour in summer.
Crataegus monogyna
The 'May blossom' — frothy white flowers smothering ancient hedgerows in spring, with a complex, heady fragrance.
Rosa canina
The classic wild rose of British hedgerows, with delicate pale-pink flowers and brilliant red hips in autumn.
Centaurea nigra
A robust, thistle-like flower of meadows and roadsides with purple-pink blooms that are among the most important for butterflies.
Vicia cracca
A climbing legume with dense spikes of blue-purple flowers, scrambling through hedgerows and meadow grasses in summer.
Lotus corniculatus
A cheerful low-growing flower with clusters of yellow and orange pea-flowers, found in grasslands throughout Britain.
Myosotis scorpioides
Delicate sky-blue flowers with a yellow eye, growing at the water's edge in a classic combination of colour and grace.
Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Britain's most widespread orchid, with a dense spike of pale pink to lilac flowers and beautifully spotted leaves.
Thymus polytrichus
A low-growing, mat-forming plant of chalk downland and coastal turf, filling the air with a warm, aromatic fragrance.
Achillea millefolium
A flat-topped cluster of tiny white flowers with feathery, aromatic leaves — one of Britain's most ancient and useful medicinal herbs.
Knautia arvensis
A beautiful lilac-blue pincushion flower of traditional hay meadows, one of the finest plants for attracting butterflies.
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