Tag: Flora

  • Yarrow

    Yarrow

    The books may tell you Yarrow flowers until September, but on The Lizard it will often keep going strong into October. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Common Knapweed

    Common Knapweed

    A valuable source of nectar for insects in late summer, Common Knapweed is found on the grasslands and scrub of The Lizard from July to September. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Common Fleabane

    Common Fleabane

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

  • Pineappleweed

    Pineappleweed

    With its long flowering period (May to early autumn) and beautiful scent when crushed, Pineappleweed is a common find by paths, on wasteland and in arable grass on The Lizard. […]

  • Autumn Squill

    Autumn Squill

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

  • Common Centaury

    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

  • Hemp-agrimony

    Hemp-agrimony

    The fluffy pink flowers of Hemp-agrimony blossom in damp places on The Lizard in mid- to late-summer. Photo: Amanda Scott 

  • Lesser Water-plantain

    Lesser Water-plantain

    This pretty three-petalled plant can be found in the summer at the edges of water and in boggy puddles. Good places to look are Goonhilly, Windmill Farm and the Grochall […]

  • Yellow Centaury

    Yellow Centaury

    Delicate Yellow Centaury, which blooms in high summer, only opens its tiny flowers in bright sunshine, so go looking in decent weather. Windmill Farm and the Grochall Track are two […]

  • Smooth Hawk’s-beard

    Smooth Hawk’s-beard

    Often found on bare ground and road verges, as well as on heaths and grasslands, the yellow flowers of Smooth Hawk’s-beard can be seen brightening The Lizard from mid-summer until […]

  • Dodder

    Dodder

    Watch out for the red stems of the parasitic plant Dodder scrambling over gorse and heather. It flowers between July and September. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Cornish Heath

    Cornish Heath

    The lovely Cornish Heath, in Great Britain only found growing naturally on the serpentine rocks of The Lizard, starts to flower in mid-summer.  Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Chamomile

    Chamomile

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

  • Round-leaved Sundew

    Round-leaved Sundew

    The paths and open firebreaks of the Crousa Downs are a good place to look for Round-leaved Sundew in the summer. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • Dropwort

    Dropwort

    Dropwort is a lover of basic soils, and can be found blooming on the serpentine of The Lizard from May to August. Photo: Amanda Scott

  • English Stonecrop

    English Stonecrop

    Carpets of English Stonecrop flower from June to September on the rocks of The Lizard. Photo: Amanda Scott