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Our Perennial Wildflower Plants create a long lasting wildflower area, providing winter habitats and food while creating bold colour from the second year onwards. Ideal for planting on their own or mixed with other species to create your own wildflower area.
A perennial with dandelion-like flowers and seed heads. A good showy meadow subject. The seeds are a magnet for Finches.
A native perennial common in England and Wales, usually on light soils, in open woods, grassland and hedgerows. Attractive to Bees and butterflies alike. Spikes of red-purple flowers are produced on long slender stems growing from a rosette of crinkled leaves.
This stunning perennial plant can be found crawling on the woodland edge or becoming an informal lawn subject with loose spikes of brilliant blue flowers that look outstanding in the sun.
A common creeping native wildflower perennial of dry grassland and roadside, with bright yellow wildflowers, often streaked with red. The cluster of long seed pods looks like a bird's foot. An excellent nectar wildflower plant and a caterpillar food plant for the Common Blue, Dingy Skipper and Clouded yellow butterflies.
A native perennial common in England and Wales, usually on light soils, in open woods, grassland and hedgerows. Attracts: Bees and butterflies. Spikes of red-purple flowers are produced on long slender stems growing from a rosette of crinkled leaves.
A bulbous rootstock with glossy yellow flowers. A good perennial for a sunny wild garden.
A ground covering wildflower plant with pink flowers and greyish green leaves that creates colourful and fragrant borders. The Cheddar Pink produces a sweet-spicy clove-like fragrance and delicate pink blooms.
Also known as Blue Daisy, Blue Dandelion, Blue Sailors, Blue Weed, Bunk, Coffee Weed, Hendibeh, Horseweed, Ragged sailors, Succory, Wild Bachelors buttons and Wild Endive. Many varieties of this star-like clear blue-flowered plant are cultivated for a broad spectrum of uses such as salad leaves, chicons or roots which once baked and ground can be u...
The Clustered Bellflower erupts with clusters of vivid violet-blue flowers. These perennial flowers are beckoning to bees and butterflies and are ideal to add to any rockery.
This distinctive perennial is often found at woodland edges and roadsides, long-stalked with long-spurred blue-violet flowers. This vibrant plant is beckoning to bees and butterflies but prefers to be in damper areas.
The Common agrimony plant is known as church steeples, good for a sunny border. It has slender tapering spikes of yellow, star-shaped flowers and finely cut leaves. As well as luring and other pollinators, wild birds struggle to resist!
This perennial makes a good meadow component with its rich yellow flowers and dandelion-like seed heads.
Perennial. Common daisy is one of the best-known lawn wildflowers.
Perennial. A tall plant with paired and short-stalked leaves and flowers with greenish-brown with a purple upper lip.
A well-known species, common heather can be found in open sunny situations on heathlands and acidic soils. This low growing perennial shrub will burst into flower from July through to September.
Common knapweed or hardheads is a colourful meadow wildflower plant of the thistle family. Tight purple flowers, with lance-shaped leaves. Forms dense clumps over time, ideal for sunny meadows and hedgebanks. A great bee plant, and a goldfinch magnet in the autumn.
Common mallow is a very ornate, tough plant with an abundance of pink/purple flowers. To get the best from this pretty plant place in full sun and in well-draining soils.
A crawling perennial meadow plant with small, delicate pink flowers on sturdy stems that likes sandy soils and flowers late into the summer. A favourite of bees and other pollinators.
Common sorrel is a vital component of meadows with its reddish-pink flower spikes, arrow-shaped leaves turn crimson.
This is the commonest of the St Johns Wort wildflower plant found in Britain. It is a tall clump-forming perennial which produces bright yellow flowers that are popular with bees. It also plays host to the beautifully coloured St Johns Wort Beetle.
This perennial plant of meadows and hedgerows begins to blossom in June and the flowers have been known to linger until November. Common toadflax produces orange and pale yellow snap-dragon flowers.
This climbing annual plant can be found in the woods. It produces numerous small purplish-pink flowers that resemble butterflies. A popular plant used for livestock and engaging pollinators.
Cow parsley is generally located on the edges of hedgerows or semi-shaded meadows. Also known as wild chervil, keck or wild beaked parsley both the leaves and flowers can be made into a green dye.
A beautiful native perennial wildflower plant growing in grassland and meadows. The deep yellow flowers are grouped on upright stalks growing from rosettes of crinkled leaves. Cowslip wildflower plants are a good nectar source for butterflies and bees. Cowslips are the food plants of the caterpillars of the Duke of Burgundy Fritillary.
An invasive buttercup found in damp places on grassland, along woodland and field edges with its yellow flowers about 2cm across and hairy leaves which are divided into three lobes with rough edges. This bright, golden-cupped flower is a childhood favourite: if a yellow reflection appears when it is held up to the chin, it is considered as a sign t...
Often grown as an ornamental plant this hardy plant with purple flowers can withstand the cold and drought whilst remaining green throughout the winter. The tender young leaves are readily eaten by cattle and sheep although they leave the hard, stiff stems alone.
Perennial. Commonly known as Lady's Smock, Mayflower or Milkmaids. Was thought to be sacred to the fairies in folklore, and bringing it indoors was deemed to be very unlucky. Young leaves can be used as a substitute for cress due to their peppery taste.
Beautiful bright yellow/green tufted sedge is a perennial, hardy plant with drooping flowers. This can grow up to four feet tall and when planted around waterways the tall spikey leaves provide much-needed cover for the wildlife.
These purple or white flowers are great at attracting butterflies and look good in borders, you'll notice they become more fragrant towards the evening. Dames violet plants are perennial plants that don't mind being in the shade.
Dandelion is a perennial, a golden blaze in the May meadows and banks. Basal rosettes of leaves deeply lobed or toothed (dent de lion), flowers are composed of bright yellow ray - florets.
Biennial wildflower plant with yellow flowers and purple centre, that likes dry soils and gravelly places favours more calcareous soils. Dark mullein can grow over a metre tall and is a perennial. A rosette of leaves throws up a spike of rich yellow flowers with orange anthers, growing in the herbaceous border.
A tall native perennial common throughout Britain in marshes, meadows, roadsides and damp woods. Mauve to purple wildflower heads on slender stems from June to October attracts bees and butterflies. These are the food caterpillars of the Marsh Fritillary.
A cheerful bold perennial thrives across a wide range of soil types with rich blue flowers, which will appear from April through to June.
A perennial with fern-like leaves and foamy cream flowers opening from pink buds, emitting a robust, delicious smell. Dropwort can tolerate the drier conditions to partial shade, this plant is also known as Lady's Belt, Little Queen and Meadowsweet.
False fox flowers in a spike of yellow, green and pale brown. This perennial plant thrives in wetland areas and heavy soils and can be commonly found near lakes, rivers and waterways as well as coastal areas.
This perennial plant with bright daisy-like flowers that are excellent in full sunlight and have been admired for their medicinal values. Feverfew is known for the strong scent that is given off when the flowers are in bloom.
A tall native perennial wildflower plant with hairy stems found in grasslands across Britain. An individual Field Scabious wildflower plant can have as many as 50 purplish-blue wildflowers on it at a time. It is very attractive to wildflower butterflies.
Native perennial wildflower plant common in marshes, ditches and wet meadows. Rare in Scotland. Upright woolly wildflower plant with clusters of gold flowers during August and September.
A native biennial is occasionally perennial, common in woodland leering, hedgerows and heaths. The Foxglove wildflower plant has tall spikes of pinkish-purple bell-shaped wildflowers. The wildflowers are pollinated by bumblebees.
Perennial. Generally, large purple/blue flowers although they can have white flowers, on a long leafy spike. Also known as Wide-Leaved Bellflower or Large Campanula, these plants can tolerate a drought reasonably well.
This species is dormant throughout winter...
A perennial with yellow dandelion flowers followed by impressive seed heads, that bloom in the early morning sun but shy away after midday. This plant grows nearly a meter tall and is attractive to birds.
Goats Rue is a perennial plant with small sweet pea-like lavender-lilac flowers, these bloom in late summer through to early autumn. In herbal medicines, it has been used as a diuretic, and with a combination of herbs as a tonic.
This Perennial has yellow flowers that have larger heads than normal birdsfoot trefoil, this is widely known as the more deluxe version with the rich dark foliage and can be found in a range of damp and wet environments.
A handsome, tall, native perennial wildflower plant that grows in damp meadows and road verges. The blood-red wildflowers, produce abundant nectar to attract insects to aid pollination.
A native perennial wildflower plant, common on dry grassland, roadsides and hedgerows, especially on chalky soils. Reddish purple thistle-like flowers on long stalks are produced from July to September.
A very tall biennial plant that can grow up to 2m tall it has white, woolly hairs, long leaves with pale yellow flowers on shorts spikes, grouped together on a dense spike.
A pretty white hedgerow and woodland perennial wildflower plants can be found throughout Britain. The grass-like leaves form large clumps that will die back in the summer and reappear the following spring. It was once believed that picking these wildflowers would provoke thunder and lightning.
Gypsywort is a perennial plant with unstalked flowers that cluster around each pair of upper leaves on a stem, producing white flowers with red-spotted lower lips and spear-shaped leaves.
Hairs on stems and on both sides of the leaves distinguish this species from others. This perennial plant blossoms with pale yellow flowers that are quite large and like sunny well-drained soils to grow.
Also known as the Scottish bluebell wildflower plant, found throughout Britain except in the South West. A perennial wildflower plant is often found in dry grassy areas or on poor soils. Delicate pale blue nodding bell-shaped wildflowers are held on slender stems from July to September.
A scrambling wildflower plant is found in hedgerows and woodland but can also be found in open grassland. Tall white spikes of tiny star-like wildflowers attract butterflies and moths. It is a perennial and the larval food plant for a number of moth species.
A showy and versatile perennial wildflower with attractive mauve, pink flowers and evergreen leaves. This plant is a great addition to any wildflower meadow as flowers from May right through the summer to provide colour.
Common throughout the British Isles except for the Scottish Highlands, this hairy spreading perennial wildflower plant can be found in hedges, woodlands and shaded gardens. The dark red flowers can be seen from July to August.
A tall stately perennial plant with masses of white-pink flowers, an excellent butterfly plant attracting large numbers in late summer. Once cut a distinctly sweet aroma can be detected.
A grass-like perennial plant with a small scented spike with pink/purplish flowers. Good and reliable in a meadow perfect for attracting pollinators.
An aromatic, shrub-like plant with small blue flowers, very easy to grow and pleasing to the eye as well as alluring pollinators. Dried Hyssop has been used as a minty addition to herbal teas, soups and stews.
Commonly found along footpaths or in rock and wall crevices. Ivy Leaved Toadflax has small, mini snap dragon-like, solitary flowers which are bluey-purple in colour with a yellow central 'honey guide' on the lower lip.
Jacob's Ladder is an upright plant and gets its name from its ladder-like leaves, it has a bell, funnel-shaped flower that is lavender-blue in colour and forms at the top of its tall, slinky stem.
A scrambling biennial wildflower is found in dry grassland often by the sea. The unusual yellow woolly flowers attract a multitude of butterflies and bees and it is the larval food plant for the Small Blue Butterfly.
Lady's bedstraw is a perennial plant used in Victorian times to scent bedding. Delicately whorled leaves and bright golden. The beautiful sweet scent in high summer.
Perennial, stays in leaf all year. White petals with a yellow centre.
This small white, although they can also be a pale purple-flowered, perennial plant with its scalloped edged, oval leaves giving off a lemon scent. Although they can be cooked or dried, the leaves are best used fresh for a variety of things such as herb teas, salads, sauces and even vinegar.
Dried leaves can also be added to herb pillows and pot...
Often considered one of the most attractive wildflowers in the UK due to its bright pink flowers, sometimes with darker or paler spots, Maiden Pink is a low growing plant making it suitable for rockery's, borders and seen on dry stony hillsides.
To help boost and potentially extend the flowering season regular deadheading is advised.
Also known as the Kingcup, these large brilliant golden flowers can be found in wet woodlands, marshes and ditches across Britain. They are bold perennials with succulent leaves. Numerous insects, including several species of Fly, visit the flowers for their nectar and pollen.
This attractive perennial plant most suited around the water's edge has 4-angled sparsely hairy stems with heart-shaped leaves at the base. The corolla is pale-purple/pink with dark spots on the lower lip.
The most majestic of the three common Buttercup species native to Britain. Its pale yellow flowers are a familiar sight in traditional meadows and grasslands on damp soils. There is a species of Solitary Bee, which uses the flowers to sleep in.
A locally common native perennial found on roadsides and in meadows. The large blue flowers are attractive to Bumblebees, Honey Bees and Solitary Wasps. It is particularly hardy and will compete with grasses. During the winter these plugs die back and are classed as dormant, they do not have any leaves on them.
A rare plant in the wild, this attractive alpine produces masses of fine white flowers. This can be found in pastures and roadside verges with their uncomplicated petals, hairy stems and vibrant stigma.
Also known as the "Meadow pea" this is a straggling perennial plant, that flowers in bright yellow flowers that are weakly scented. Good for use in meadows, woodland edges and shrubs.
A common tall perennial found in damp meadows, ditches and river banks. Its fluffy cream flowers have a strong, heady, sweet aroma. In medieval times the plant was crushed and used as a pain relief as the chemicals it contains are similar to aspirin.
A biennial with white flowers often tinged with pale pink singly up the stalk. It grows well in borders and rockeries which are in a sunny position in poor soil conditions.
A perennial with lemon yellow flowers that have a red tinge on the outer edge. Pale green and slightly hairy leaves. Often found in dry grasslands and chalky soils such as clifftops, heaths, chalk downlands and sand dunes. As a herbal medicine Mouse-ear Hawkweed has been known to be used to treat respiratory infections.
This perennial wildflower has beautiful, pretty pale pink flowers which are adored in all gardens and have a strong musky aroma, these are most suited to areas with full sun and well-drained soils.
A refreshingly bright white form of musk mallow, this perennial species performs well in a wide range of soil types in full sun positions.
A tall, unbranched native perennial common across England. It is a plant of hedgerows and woodlands, also known as Bats in the Belfry due to the stamens looking like bats hanging the bell of a church steeple. This beautiful plant flourishes with bell-shaped flowers that are lilac in colour.
This white, delicate, drooping night-scented perennial flower is very attractive to moths and many other pollinators. These will blossom in well-drained soils and thrive in full sun.
Also known as Fox & Cubs these are an Orange wildflower of roadsides, hedgebanks and waste places. This perennial wildflower is often grown for ornamental purposes as the bright orange flowers are hugely appealing to pollinators.
Often seen carpeting road verges and railway embankments with white and gold blooms. This common native perennial is also known as Moon Daisy or Dog Daisy and attracts butterflies, bees and other insects.
Perennial. The county flower of Suffolk, this early flowering nectar-rich plant its flowers are a pale yellow colour with five petals. When in flower they generally tend to face in the same direction and open out widely. Traditionally Oxlips has been used in herbal medicine to treat coughs and rheumatism.
Forming dense clumps of dark green foliage the tall stems droop with yellow catkin-like flowers that will sway in the breeze. Also known as weeping, drooping or hanging sedge.
Pennyroyal plants have prominent lilac flower whirls that when crushed the leaves emit a strong fragrance similar to spearmint commonly used in aromatherapy. The plants are creeping downy mint that requires a damp environment. In herbal medicine, Pennyroyal has been used as insect repellent and antiseptic.
Pink Toadflax is very similar to Purple Toadflax with its snapdragons like flowers and greyish leaves, just with Pink flowers.
Found along the banks of rivers, streams and ponds or in marshes this tall perennial is striking with its bright magenta flowers. It is a favourite of foraging bees and is the larval food plant of the Small Elephant Hawkmoth.
This perennial plant flowers in spikes of vibrant pink, purple snap-dragon flowers and has greyish leaves. The Purple toadflax wildflower can be a great addition to beds and borders adding a satisfying splash of colour.
The deeply cut pink petals of this native perennial are highly attractive to butterflies and bees. It can be found in damp woodland, meadows and pond edges.
A classic hedgerow and woodland edge perennial found across the whole of Britain. The flowers are usually a deep pink colour but can also be white or pale pink. The Latin name ‘Silene’ is after the merry, drunken god of woodlands.
Red valerian is a tall perennial wildflower with flowers that continues to bloom late into the season in deep luxurious red. A dry stone wall or large rockery plant, which is very good on a border and attractive to bees.
This grass-like plant has blackish-brown flowers with yellow anthers and is commonly used in meadows. Ribwort plantain is a strong and hardy meadow plant that is crucial in providing a food source for pollinators.
A perennial with yellow dandelion flowers. Also known as Greater Hawkbit. Seeds heads form a clock that attracts birds and this delightful flower gives off a pleasant fragrance.
This plant has large aromatic leaves with ornamental lilac flower bracts, can be used in aromatherapy. This biennial plant can be found on natural grasslands and in coastal areas.
A bushy meadow plant with cone-shaped spikes. Aromatic perennial with masses of dark red flowers turning pink. Sainfoin is also known as French Grass, Holy Clover and prefers to be in full sunlight.
It is a perennial with a small, strange almost round flower head, which is pollinated by the wind. It can be found in a variety of dry, calcareous grasslands. If the flower heads are crushed an agreeable scent can be detected.
A perennial plant with a vibrant purple flower, with grass-like foliage. These sun favouring flowers only open in the morning whilst the sun is shining. Commonly known as Jerusalem Star, Oyster Plant, Vegetable Oyster, gaining the latter names from the Oyster like the taste of its roots. Older roots are best when cooked so can be used in stews and ...
Perennial. Similar to Knapweed. Violet-red flowers size 1.5cms.
A perennial that's ideal for rockeries and coastal areas. Solitary white flowers with a net veined 'bladder' and thick waxy leaves. Also known as Seaside Catchfly.
A very common short-lived perennial found in a variety of habits including grassland, woodland and garden lawns. Its creeping stems can spread over a wide area producing brilliant purple blooms.
Sheep's sorrel is a perennial plant that is suited to well-drained, acidic soils with reddish-pink flower spikes, though smaller than Common Sorrel, and with daintier leaves.
Masses of soft blue scabious flowers, self-seed readily in favourable conditions.
A member of the mint family this attractive, small perennial with blue flowers is best found along shorelines and marshes. Skullcap is commonly used in herbal teas for its traditional use as a mild anxiolytic.
In summer butterflies and bees flock to the small mauve button-like flowers of this perennial. It can be found on very poor, dry, chalky soils throughout Britain. It has finely divided leaves, which are said to resemble the foot of a bird.
An attractive perennial with short to medium height wildflowers with ruffed white flowers of the yarrow family, a particularly hardy plant with a strong and distinctive aroma.
Flowers weakly-scented and clustered in the upper leaves, can be pale pink or white, this perennial plant grows in cooler temperatures and is perfect for under hedges and along roadways.
A good perennial border plant with long spikes of intense, vibrant blue flowers. This adaptable wildflower takes no extra care and is a self-sufficient but striking addition to any area.
Usually found in calcareous, chalky or infertile meadows Spiny Restharrow is a shrubby but showy plant. Great for wildlife due to being pollinated by bee's and having nectar-rich flowers. In herbal medicine, Spiny Restharrow has been used for joint and muscle pain.
An admirable perennial that grows well in full sun, the plant boasts yellow daisy-like flowers with attractive spotted leaves which are alluring to all pollinators.
A tall, aromatic perennial plant. Sweet Cicely has petite white umbel flowers in early summer, followed by distinct, dark brown, aniseed-scented fruits. The flowers, leaves, roots and stems are all edible, and the fruits when ground can be used as a spice.
Perennial. Much loved fragrant purple flowers. This species has an unforgettable sweet scent on spreading plants. Needs the benefit of mid to dense shade.
Having tall stems leading to a fluffy fan type seed head, Sweet Vernal Grass gives the characteristic smell to new-mown hay. Found in a lot of native meadows this species prefers full sun.
An aromatic perennial plant with golden yellow flowers and decorative leaves that can be used to keep away unwanted visitors to your wildflower area can also boost your soil by adding potassium.
A native biennial is found on rough grassland, roadsides and wastelands. In the first season, it produces a rosette of sharp spikey leaves. In the second year, it puts up a tall stem crowned with a spiny flower head with a band of mauve flowers. It is particularly attractive to insects and seed-eating birds such as Goldfinches and Siskins.
A tall, decorative grass species with a large feather-like seed head, excellent for enticing bees and other insects. This perennial plant is also known as Tussock grass.
Sprawling perennial plant with masses of small pea-like purple flowers, the sweet pea of the meadow. This really is the centrepiece to any meadow with its showy blue-purple to pinkish-purple flowers.
Flowers on tall spikes with pink buds open to a glorious display of vivid blue. A fantastic plant, highly attractive to bees and other pollinators.
A native perennial found in damp woodlands and wet meadows. It produces pretty peach coloured nodding blooms, which attract bees. It will readily hybridise with the closely related Wood Avens (Geum urbanum).
This wetland perennial wildflower is a stunning addition to any pond and demands little fuss. It flowers in a narrow spike with flowers that are a dark reddish colour.
An aromatic perennial with a minty smell. Purple stems with dense flower clusters at the end of each stem. This plant would naturally be found on riverbanks and wetlands and is also known as Fish Mint.
A medium height grass with slender stalks and purplish spikelets that like Acid soils, flowers can be seen from June to July. Good for Bees and insects.
This plant is often growing on the edge of cornfields, hedgerows and waste ground. In the summer months, it can produce a slight scent as dusk. This plant likes partial shade and well-drained soils and produces an immaculate crisp white flower.
Sometimes known as White Nettle the young leaves can be used in salads or cooked as a vegetable. It is also often called the Bee Nettle due to it being a good early source of nectar and pollen which makes it very attractive to Bees especially Bumble Bees.
A native perennial common in England and Wales, usually in wetter lands and fens. A tall hairless plant that can grow up to two metres. Stems hollow and purplish, flowers white or pink.
A native perennial common in England and Wales, usually in shaded areas. Downey and faintly aromatic with whirls of pinkish purple. A favourite to bees.
The white umbelliferous flowers have a slight pinkness to them, good to grow with scabious. Good for drying.
Perennial. Large aromatic leaves and decorative lilac flower bracts are used in aromatherapy.
A tall, woody, aromatic perennial common in dry pastures and hedgebanks particularly on chalky soils. The leaves can be used for culinary purposes in the same way as cultivated Origanum. The pinky-white flowers produce large amounts of nectar and are therefore very popular with butterflies and bees.
French for little darling, this hairless perennial has wavy leaves and yellow/greenish flowers. This plant requires full sun and is great for enticing butterflies to the area.
The beautifully scented buttery yellow flowers of this native perennial were once a common sight along hedgerows and woodlands across Britain. It is now less common but is still heralds the beginning of spring and provides an early source of nectar for Bumblebees emerging from hibernation.
With rounded flower heads and a pinkish-red clover with trefoil leaves. A crucial understated ingredient in a spring meadow, this perennial really adds some much-needed depth.
A spreading native perennial, which produces long runners, which root at intervals to produce new plants. It produces a white flower and a sweet mini strawberry fruit. It is common in woodlands and grassland across Britain. It is the larval food plant of the Grizzled Skipper butterfly.
The pale purple flowers can be found throughout Britain on dry grasslands such as heaths, dunes and downland. A perennial, can form large mats which attract numerous bumblebees. It has low sprawling stems, a distinctive aroma and can be used in cooking in the same way you would use cultivated Thyme.
A perennial evergreen creeping plant that stays greener during drought conditions featuring 3-lobed leaves and white flowers that smell faintly of honey.
A scrambling perennial is commonly found in a wide variety of habitats including woods and hedges. It has small yellow star-shaped flowers and is a member of the rose family. Also known as Herb Bennet, Wood Avens will readily cross with its close relative Water Avens (Geum rivale).
Having showy pale blue with a tinge of pink flowers which is often found in woodlands and the occasional hedgerow.
A good woodland subject with lovely crinkly light green leaves and pale yellow flowers with prominent maroon stamens, this perennial plant typically would be found in woodland and prefers the partial shade.
A very common perennial wildflower is found in grassland, roadsides and waste ground. The leaves are feathery and put out a strong aroma when crushed. The white flower heads are attractive to Hover Flies.
Brightly coloured yellow flowers with sword-shaped leaves. This perennial wildflower will stand in water and grow tall, a sure way to brighten up the margins of our waterways.