Wildflowers and Natives Care Guides: UK Growing Advice | Loam

Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

Agrimony is a hardy perennial herb native to the British Isles, characterised by tall spikes of small yellow flowers and…
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Betony

Betonica officinalis

Betony is a charming British native perennial wildflower with distinctive spikes of magenta-pink flowers rising above ro…
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Bird's Foot Trefoil

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's Foot Trefoil is a low-growing, spreading perennial wildflower native to the UK, producing clusters of bright yell…
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Bugle

Ajuga reptans

Bugle is a low-growing, mat-forming British native wildflower prized for its spikes of rich blue flowers in spring and a…
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Common Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

The Common Poppy is an iconic British annual wildflower bearing delicate, papery scarlet blooms with black centres from …
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Common Spotted Orchid

Dactylorhiza fuchsii

The Common Spotted Orchid is a beautiful native British wildflower producing spikes of pink to purple flowers with disti…
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Common Vetch

Vicia cracca

Common Vetch is a scrambling perennial wildflower native to the UK, producing beautiful spikes of violet-blue flowers fr…
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Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

Cornflower is a charming hardy annual renowned for its vivid blue flowers, though pink, white, and purple cultivars are …
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Cowslip

Primula veris

Cowslip is a charming native British wildflower producing clusters of nodding, fragrant yellow flowers in spring. Once c…
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Cuckooflower

Cardamine pratensis

Cuckooflower is a delicate British native wildflower producing pale lilac-pink blooms from April to June, coinciding wit…
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Dog Rose

Rosa canina

Dog Rose is a vigorous, deciduous climbing shrub native to the UK, producing delicate pale pink flowers in early summer …
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Field Scabious

Knautia arvensis

Field Scabious is a charming native British wildflower producing lilac-blue pincushion flowers from June to September at…
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Greater Knapweed

Centaurea scabiosa

Greater Knapweed is a striking native British wildflower producing vibrant purple-pink thistle-like blooms from June to …
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Ground Ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Ground Ivy is a low-growing, evergreen perennial native to the UK, forming dense mats of kidney-shaped, scalloped leaves…
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Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Harebell is a delicate native British wildflower bearing nodding, bell-shaped blue flowers on slender stems from summer …
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Herb Robert

Geranium robertianum

Herb Robert is a delicate native British wildflower with deeply divided, fern-like foliage that often takes on attractiv…
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Lady's Bedstraw

Galium verum

Lady's Bedstraw is a charming native British wildflower producing masses of tiny, honey-scented yellow flowers from June…
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Lesser Celandine

Ficaria verna

Lesser Celandine is a low-growing British native wildflower that carpets woodland floors and damp meadows with glossy, h…
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Lords and Ladies

Arum maculatum

Lords and Ladies is a distinctive British native wildflower found in hedgerows and woodland edges throughout the UK. The…
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Meadow Buttercup

Ranunculus acris

Meadow Buttercup is a cheerful native perennial wildflower producing glossy, golden-yellow flowers from late spring thro…
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Musk Mallow

Malva moschata

Musk Mallow is a charming British native perennial wildflower producing delicate, rose-pink blooms from June to Septembe…
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Oregano

Origanum vulgare

Oregano is a hardy, aromatic perennial herb native to the Mediterranean, forming bushy clumps of small, oval leaves with…
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Ox-eye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare

Ox-eye Daisy is a cheerful British native wildflower bearing classic white petals surrounding bright yellow centres from…
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Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Phacelia is a fast-growing hardy annual native to California and the southwestern United States, prized in UK gardens pr…
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Primrose

Primula vulgaris

Primrose is a beloved British native perennial renowned for its cheerful pale yellow flowers that herald the arrival of …
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Red Campion

Silene dioica

Red Campion is a charming British native wildflower producing clusters of bright pink to magenta flowers from late sprin…
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Self-heal

Prunella vulgaris

Self-heal is a low-growing native British wildflower with distinctive purple-violet flower spikes that appear from June …
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Sweet Violet

Viola odorata

Sweet Violet is a charming British native wildflower renowned for its intensely fragrant, deep purple or white flowers t…
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Teasel

Dipsacus fullonum

Teasel is a striking biennial wildflower native to the UK, producing tall stems topped with distinctive egg-shaped flowe…
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Tormentil

Potentilla erecta

Tormentil is a charming native British wildflower with bright yellow, four-petalled flowers that appear from late spring…
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Wild Garlic

Allium ursinum

Wild garlic is a native British woodland perennial beloved for its pungent, garlic-scented leaves and delicate white sta…
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Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Wild strawberry is a charming native British perennial that produces delicate white flowers followed by tiny, intensely …
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Wild Thyme

Thymus polytrichus

Wild Thyme is a low-growing, mat-forming native perennial that carpets the ground with tiny aromatic leaves and masses o…
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Wood Anemone

Anemone nemorosa

Wood anemone is a delicate British native wildflower that carpets ancient woodlands with starry white flowers in early s…
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Wood Sage

Teucrium scorodonia

Wood Sage is a charming British native wildflower with soft, wrinkled sage-like leaves and spikes of pale greenish-yello…
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Wood Sorrel

Oxalis acetosella

Wood sorrel is a delicate native British wildflower with shamrock-like trifoliate leaves and nodding white flowers veine…
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Yellow Rattle

Rhinanthus minor

Yellow Rattle is a charming native British annual wildflower with bright yellow, two-lipped flowers that bloom from May …
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