Tag: Cornwall

  • Cuckooflower

    Cuckooflower

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

    Photo: Steve Townsend

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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 BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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  • 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 BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Betony

    Betony

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

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Betony

    Betony

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

    Photo: Amanda Scott

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  • Field Madder

    Field Madder

    The books say that Field Madder flowers until October, but it is often still hanging in there into November on The Lizard.

    Photo: Steve Townsend

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