Cliffs & Coastline: plants

  • Alexanders

    Alexanders are among the first umbellifers to grace the verges and hedges of The Lizard in spring. Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Autumn Squill

    As the swallows prepare to leave in the early autumn, delicate blooms of Autumn Squill appear on The Lizard. Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Betony

    Purple spikes of Betony put on a lovely display along coastal paths in the summer. Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Blackthorn

    Blackthorn flowers blossom before their leaves, appearing in glorious masses in the hedgerows, in April into May.  Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Burnet Rose

    Creamy-white Burnet Roses are everywhere on the coastal heaths from May through to July. Photo: © Natural England/Neil Pike

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  • Butcher’s-broom

    Interesting name, unusual plant – watch out for the small green flowers in late winter and the large red berry fruits between October and May. Kennack Sands is a good […]

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  • Carline Thistle

    Late-flowering Carline Thistles bring a touch of gold to the early autumn landscape at Kennack Sands. The dry flowerheads persist through the winter. Photo: Steve Townsend

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  • Chamomile

    Chamomile blooms from mid-summer, carpeting and scenting grassy fields on the Lizard.  Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Common Centaury

    With a long flowering period from June to October, the pink flowers of Common Centaury can be found across The Lizard from summer to autumn. Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Common Fleabane

    From August to September, the golden flowers of Common Fleabane brighten up damp meadows and stream edges. Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Common Milkwort

    The grassy cliff tops of The Lizard are full of Common Milkwort from spring and into summer – the coastal path between Coverack and Lowland Point is a good place […]

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  • Common Scurvygrass

    From May to August, Common Scurvygrass can be found along the clifftops of The Lizard. Photo: Amanda Scott

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