A to Z of British Wildflowers

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Abraham-Isaac-Jacob
Agrimony

Spikes of yellow flowers, the leaves being pinnate, smaller leaflets - 3-6 pairs, between the larger leaflets.

Alexanders

Alexanders is a biennial, flowering from May - June and the seeds ripening from June -  September. It grows on a variety of soils from light sandy soil to heavy clay but requires moist...

Alpine Squill
Alsike Clover

They have the familiar three-parted clover leaf. The flowers are axillary, not terminal as in red clover, and are pink to white in a clover head.

American Skunk-cabbage

This hardy  herbaceous perennial has yellow flame shaped flowers that bloom in Spring, between March and May while the large shiny, leathery green leaves grow after the plant flowers and last...

Amphibious Bistort
Angular Solomon's-seal

This is a poisonous perennial plant of the family Lilaceae. It is native to Britain. I grows from a thick, white creeping rhizome and the stems arched bearing numerous...

Asarabacca

A creeping hardy perennial with dark green, kidney shaped leaves and a single, purple drooping bell shaped flower in Summer.  It prefers shade or partially shady conditions.

Astrantia
Autumn Gentian

Flowers from August - September with the seeds ripening from Septemmber - October. It will grow in a variety of soil types but likes moist conditions.

Autumn Hawkbit

This perennial plant flowers from July - September but prior to flowering it resembles the Dandelion in appearance. The leaves are in a rosette form close to the ground and the flowering stem has...

Autumn Lady's-tresses
Autumn Squill

A perennial with blue flowers, the Autumn Squill is a member of the Lily family.

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