Wildflowers F - L

Field Forget-me-not (myosotis arvensis)

B. Very pretty wildflower - masses of blue flowers in spring. Spread and self-seed well.

Field Scabious (knautia arvensis)

P. Pretty mauve pincushion-like flowers atop thin stems, which bees and butterflies love! height about 12 inches. Good meadow plant.

Fox and Cubs (hieracium aurantiacum)

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P. Very pretty vivid orange wildflower. Looks like an orange dandelion! Spreads by root system. Looks stunning with white flowers. Only 4 left.

Greater Knapweed (centaurea scabiosa)

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P. Very popular bee and butterfly plant with large mauve-pink flowers. Height 1 - 3 ft. Meadow plant.

Harebell (campanula rotundifolia)

Perennial wildflower of chalkland. Pretty blue bell-shaped flowers.

Relies on bees for pollination, particularly the small Harebell carpenter bee. If planted in a meadow it will attract lots of butterflies. The leaves are food for some species of Rustic moth, in particular the Northern Rustic and Ashworth’s Rustic moths.

Hedge Bedstraw (gallium ollugo)

P. Pretty sprawling plant with loads of white starry slowers. Ideal hedgerow plant and also good for slightly shady spots. Flowers in spring.

Herb Bennet (geum urbanum)

Please see Wood Avens.

Herb Robert (geranium pratense)

P. Frondy leaves and small, pretty pink flowers. Found in the wild in hedgerows, woods and other shady spots. Provides excellent ground cover.

Lesser Knapweed (centaurea nigra)

P. Mauve flowers which are excellent for butterflies and bees. Origin of seed - England. More info