Perennials

Attractive leaves and many stems smothered in brilliant reddish-purple flowers, adored by bees and butterflies. Commonly found in grassy meadows and river banks, this perennial wildflower will grow in any light.

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: June - August 
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun or partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 600

A common creeping native wildflower perennial of dry grassland and roadside, with bright yellow flowers, often streaked with red. The cluster of long seed pods looks like a bird's foot. An excellent provider of nectar and a caterpillar food plant for the Common Blue, Dingy Skipper and Clouded yellow butterflies.

• Height: 15 - 25cm
• Flowers: May - October
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
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A native perennial wildflower found in grassland and roadside verges, especially on well-drained soils. A pleasant clove-like aroma is emitted from the small white flowers held above waxy grey/green foliage from May to August. A nectar flower plant for butterflies suited to rock gardens and grassy banks.

• Height: 20 - 40cm 
• Flowers: June - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
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Characteristic blue nodding, UK native perennial wildflower commonly found in woods and shady places. Striking flowers that will produce an attractive habitat for butterflies, bees, birds and other wildlife whilst giving off a sweet scent. Seed can take a number of years to flower. 

• Height: 30 - 60 cm
• Prefers: Light shade
• Flowers: April - May
• Seeds per gram: 200

Commonly known as church steeples, this nectar-rich wildflower is perfect for adding a golden splash to your garden borders. It has slender tapering spikes of yellow, star-shaped flowers and finely cut leaves.

• Height: 40 - 80cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, neutral
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 40

A perennial that makes a good meadow component. Rich yellow flowers and dandelion-like seed heads, Common Cat's Ear can be found in natural grassland and roadsides.

• Height: 30 - 45cm
• Flowers: May - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade
• Seeds per gram: 1,250

Common knapweed or hardheads is a colourful meadow plant of the thistle family. Tight purple flowers, with lance-shaped leaves. Forms dense clumps over time, ideal for sunny meadows and hedgebanks.

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 500

Large resilient bushy perennial wildflower plant, favouring sunny open areas. With ivy-shaped leaves, and dark pink flowers. Well placed at the back of borders but adaptable to many diverse habitats. 

• Height: 30 - 90cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 150 

This perennial wildflower is extremely generous and is fantastic at self-seeding. With its reddish-pink flower spikes and arrow-shaped leaves that then turn crimson, Common Sorrel is a basic component of meadows.

• Height: 15 - 60cm
• Flowers: May - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 2,000

A tall, native biennial or perennial wildflower, common in hedgerows and roadsides. Also known as "Queen Annes Lace", the fluffy white flowers are the earliest flowering of the common hedge bank parsleys. 

• Height: 60 - 120cm
• Flowers: April - June
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 200

A beautiful native perenial growing in grassland and meadows. Good for: Bees and butterflies. Food source for the caterpillars of the Duke of Burgundy Fritillary.  The deep yellow flowers are grouped on upright stalks growing from rosettes of crinkled leaves. Cowslips are a good nectar source for butterflies and bees.

Height: 10-30cm (4-12in)

Flowers: Apr - May

Seeds per gram; 1100

A very common perennial, found in rich meadows. Creating a golden blaze of colour in May meadows and banks. Flowers composed of bright yellow ray-florets.

• Height: 10 - 45cm
• Flowers: April - May
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 8,000

A tall native perennial common throughout Britain in marshes, meadows, roadsides and damp woodlands. Produces unique, round purple-blue flowers, that are adored by pollinators.

• Height: 50 - 80cm 
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 800

A perennial with fern-like leaves and foamy cream flowers opening from pink buds. Commonly found in woodland verges and damp meadows, this unique wildflower portrays a strong scent to attract a multitude of beneficial pollinators and insects. 

• Height: 60 - 90cm
• Flowers: May - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade
• Seeds per gram: 850

A tall native perennial with hairy stems found in grasslands across Britain. An individual plant can have as many as 50 purplish-blue flowers on it at a time. It is very attractive to butterflies.

• Height: 30 - 100cm
• Flowers: July - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 150 

A native biennial occasionally perennial, common in woodland leering, hedgerows and heaths. Foxglove has tall spikes of pinkish-purple bell-shaped flowers. The flowers are pollinated by bumblebees.

• Height: 50 - 150 cm 
• Prefers: Sun or partial shade
• Flowers: June - September
• Seeds per gram: 13,000

Yellow flowering perennial with a larger head than common birdsfoot trefoil.

Height: 30cm

Flowers: June-August

Requires: Moist

Seeds per gram: 2000

Sowing Rate: 3g/sqm

A native perennial, common on dry grassland, roadsides and hedgerows, especially on chalky soils. Reddish purple thistle-like flowers on long stalks are very attractive to butterflies and bees.

• Height: 40 - 90cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade
• Seeds per gram: 130

A common perennial with tall white spikes of tiny star-like flowers that attract butterflies and moths. It is also a popular larval food source for a number of moth species. This flower is often seen climbing up hedges and shrubs. 

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: June - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, dry
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 2,000

Common throughout the British Isles except for the Scottish Highlands, this hairy spreading perennial has dark red flowers which can be found in hedges, woodlands and shaded gardens. This wildflower is exceptionally helpful in attracting bees to the shaded space. 

• Height: 30 - 90cm
• Flowers: July - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Partial and full shade
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Unlike other Plantains, Hoary Plantain produces a pinky-white flower with a delicate scent. It is a perennial found in chalk grassland and lime-rich meadows.

• Height: 20 - 30cm
• Flowers: June - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun
• Seeds per gram: 2,000

Beautiful yellow flowers found in clumps on the sides of country roads. Very common perennial found in sandy soils. Dried seed heads with their recognizable scent are useful for flower arranging. Widely used in days gone by to curdle milk for cheese making.

• Height: 30 - 45cm 
• Flowers: July - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
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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.

• Height: 30 - 90cm
• Flowers: May - September
• Soil Requirement: Damp
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 500

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.

• Height: 60 - 100cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade
• Seeds per gram: 120 

Straggling plant, flowers weakly scented, yellow flowers 2cm long, branched tendrils. Fruit a blackish hairless pod to 4cm long. Also known as "Meadow Pea".

• Height: 50 - 100cm
• Flowers: May - August
• Soil Requirement: Wet and moist 
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 100

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.

• Height: 60 - 120cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Moist
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 1...

A stunning pink native perennial found at the sides of roads and in sandy grasslands, a very social flower that grows well alongside other summer flowering wildflowers. It is attractive to both butterflies and bees and produces a faint musky smell during the evening.

• Height: 30 - 90cm
• Flowers: July - September
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gra...

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.

• Height: 30 - 60cm
• Flowers: May - August
• Soil Requirement: Well-drained
• Light Requirement: Full sun 
• Seeds per gram: 3,000 

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.

• Height: 60 - 150cm
• Flowers: June - September
• Soil Requirement: Moist
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seeds per gram: 13,000

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.

• Height: 30 - 70cm
• Flowers: May - July
• Soil Requirement: Damp
• Light Requirement: Full sun and partial shade 
• Seed per gram: 5,400