If you ever wondered how Bird’s-foot Trefoil got its name, you have to wait for the seedpods to appear.
Photo: Amanda Scott
Author: Amanda Scott
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Red Campion
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Red Campion is at its most vibrant from the spring into summer. Find it in woodland edges, hedgerows and roadside verges.
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Carline Thistle
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Late-flowering Carline Thistles bring a touch of gold to the early autumn landscape at Kennack Sands. The dry flowerheads persist through the winter.
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Lesser Centaury
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Look for for Lesser Centaury in summer and early autumn along coastal clifftops.
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Autumn Lady’s-tresses
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You may be lucky and find the last blooms of this lovely, and relatively rare, member of the orchid family into October.
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Fragrant Orchid
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Fragrant Orchids are close to the end of flowering by July, but they (and their lovely scent) still linger on in some spots on The Lizard.
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Creeping Buttercup
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Not much beats a meadow full of golden buttercups.
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Ragged-robin
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Tousled pink flowers of Ragged-robin sway on their tall stems from late spring through to summer’s end.
Photo: © Natural England/Chris Gomersall