Tag: Flora

  • Kidney Vetch

    Kidney Vetch

    The books say Kidney Vetch blooms from June, but this is The Lizard, so it flowers from May. Look out for it on cliff tops and sand dunes from late […]

  • Cuckooflower

    Cuckooflower

    The flushed pink flowers of Cuckooflower can be spotted in damp meadows and on stream banks in the spring. Photo: Steve Townsend

  • Barren Strawberry

    Barren Strawberry

    Similar at first glance to Wild Strawberry, the pretty Barren Strawberry can be found flowering earlier, from February through to May.  Photo: © Natural England/Peter Wakely

  • Common Dog-violet

    Common Dog-violet

    Not the prettiest name for a very pretty flower…Common Dog-violets start to bloom in early Spring, with a second flush in late Summer. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Rock Samphire

    Rock Samphire

    The yellow-green flowers of Rock Samphire brighten the coastline through the summer months. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Black Nightshade

    Black Nightshade

    In late summer and into autumn, look out for the white flowers and bright yellow stamens of Black Nightshade on waste ground and nutrient-rich soils. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC […]

  • Hart’s-tongue

    Hart’s-tongue

    The woods behind Kennack Sands are a great spot for ferns, including the distinctive and evergreen Hart’s-tongue. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Betony

    Betony

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

  • Common Butterwort

    Common Butterwort

    The delicate violet flowers of Common Butterwort can be spotted from May to July in boggier spots on The Lizard. Photo: Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons 

  • Spear Thistle

    Spear Thistle

    The tall and striking Spear Thistle comes into flower across The Lizard from July. Photo: © Natural England/Peter Roworth

  • Oxeye Daisy

    Oxeye Daisy

    Hedges and verges are full of Oxeye Daisies glowing white and bright throughout the summer.  Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Burnet Rose

    Burnet Rose

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

  • Ramsons

    Ramsons

    In spring and early summer, the garlic scent of Ramsons is everywhere in the deciduous woodlands, hedges and verges round the Lizard. Photo: © Natural England/Peter Wakely

  • Wood-sorrel

    Wood-sorrel

    Wood-sorrel blooms in April and May. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Bluebells

    Bluebells

    You know it is spring when bluebells start to bloom.  Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Early Forget-me-not

    Early Forget-me-not

    In the spring, look out for the tiny and delicate blue flowers of Early Forget-me-not nestling on sandy cliff-top and heathland soils round The Lizard. Photo: Steve Townsend