Gallery - Blue Flowers

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)

Attractive hairless, bulbous perennial that grows in woodland.

Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium bermudianum)

Hairless perennial with flattened, winged stems and narrow, basal leaves.

Bugle (Ajuga reptans)

Found in meadows, deciduous woods and scrub

Butterfly-bush (Buddleja davidii)

Robust shrubby perennial with long,arching branches. Grows on waste and disturbed ground.

Chicory (Cichorium intybus)

Branched perennial with stiff, grooved stems. Grows in bare, grassy places Flowers sky-blue florets.

Common Dog-violet (Viola riviniana)

Familiar perennial herb of woodland rides and grassland.

Common Field-speedwell (Veronica persica)

A common annual weed of cultivated fields. Introduced from Asia in the 1820`s.

Devils-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)

Upright perennial with hairy or hairless stems, grows in damp grassland, woodland rides and marshes.

Early Forget-me-not (Myosotis ramosissima)

Small flower on the dunes

Forget-me-not (myosotis)

Garden favorite

Greater Periwinkle (Vinca major)

Woody,trailing evergreen perennial of woods and hedges.

Green Alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens)

Upright, bristly perennial found in shady hedgerows and on roadside verges.

Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Softly hairy, strongly smelling perennial with creeping stems that root at regular intervals and upright flowering stems.

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia)

Attractive delicate, hairless perennial with wiry stems. Grows in dry,grassy places, on both calcareous and acid soils.

Marsh Violet (Viola palustris)

Low-growing, hairless species. Found in Bogs and Marshy Woodland

Sea Bindweed (Calystegia soldanella)

Prostrate perennial that grows on sand dunes and occasionally on stabilised shingle.

Sea Pea (Lathyrus japonicus)

Spreading grey green perennial with stems up to 1m long.Entirely restricted to coastal shingle and sand.

Sea-holly (Eryngium maritimum)

Distinctive, hairless perennial of coastal shingle and sand.

selfheal (prunella vulgaris)

Meadows, pastures, lawns and open woodland. Flowers between June and September.

Sheeps-bit (Jasione montana)

Attractive, spreading, downy beinnial that grows in dry grassland and verges.

Spring Squill (Scilla verna)

Locally abundant, short turf and heathland on cliffs and rocky slopes near the sea.

Stinking Iris (Iris foetidissima)

Tuffted perennial of scrub and woodland.

Tufted Vetch (Vicia cracca)

Slightly downy scrambling perennial. Found in grassy places, hedgerows and scrub.

Vipers-bugloss (Echium vulgare)

Upright biennial covered in reddish bristles. Grows in dry grassland, mainly on sandy and calcareous soils, often near the coast.

Water Mint (Mentha aquatica)

Variable,hairy,stiff and reddish-stemmed perennial that smells strongly of mint.

Wild Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)

Biennial of damp and disturbed grassland on heavy soils. Stems are angled with sharp prickles on the angles.

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