Sea Aster Aster tripolium Our native Michaelmas daisy provides nectar for late-flying butterflies like the Painted Lady & Red Admiral. Flowers: July-Sept. Where: Salt marshes Sea Bindweed Calystegia soldanella Similar to Field Bindweed but has distinctive kidney- shaped leaves. Also prefers to trail along beaches than wind around plants. Flowers: June-Aug. Where: Sand dunes Sea Campion Silene maritima Folklore held that picking it led to an early demise. Since it grows on clifftops this was probably apt advice. Flowers: June-Aug. Where: Sea walls & shingle Sea-milkwort Glaux maritima Short, but grows in wide patches. What appear to be pink petals are actually sepals - the outer, protec- tive part of the flower. Flowers: June-Aug. Where: Moist areas Sea-kale Crambe maritima A forager’s favourite, in the 18th century it was a popular garden vegetable. You can cook it in the same way as asparagus. Flowers: July-Oct. Where: Shingle beaches Sea Lavender Limonium vulgare Although not actually related to lavender (its Actually in the thrift family) its just as popular with pollinating insects. Flowers: July-Oct. Where: Salt marshes Sea Pea Lathyrus japonicus This flamboyant flower was once so abundant in Suffolk it was harvested by locals during famine. Alas, it is now in decline. Flowers: May-Aug. Where: Coastal shingle Sea Rocket Cakile maritime A tough plant that feeds on organic debris washed up on the beach. Despite the name, don’t try to eat it - it has a very bitter taste! Flowers: June-Aug. Where: Amongst driftwood Thrift Armeria maritima Also known as Sea Pink, this evergreen has very long roots which help it survive inhospitable coastal conditions. Flowers: April-Oct. Where: Most coastal sites WARNING: Our coast can be hazardous. Please take care around cliffs & rockpools & make sure you check tides. Join Plantlife today: www.plantlife.org.uk/join Seaside wildflowers STAR FIND * Sea-holly Eryngium maritimum Actually more closely related to the carrot than holly, its roots were used to make sweets in the 17th & 18th century. Flowers: July-Sept Where: Sand dunes Paul Gillard - www.paulgillard.com
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Sea Aster Aster tripolium
Our native Michaelmas daisy provides nectar for late-flying butterflies like the Painted Lady & Red Admiral.
Flowers: July-Sept. Where: Salt marshes
Sea Bindweed Calystegia soldanella
Similar to Field Bindweed but has distinctive kidney-shaped leaves. Also prefers to trail along beaches than wind around plants.
Flowers: June-Aug. Where: Sand dunes
Sea Campion Silene maritima
Folklore held that picking it led to an early demise. Since it grows on clifftops this was probably apt advice.
Flowers: June-Aug. Where: Sea walls & shingle
Sea-milkwort Glaux maritima
Short, but grows in wide patches. What appear to be pink petals are actually sepals - the outer, protec-tive part of the flower.
Flowers: June-Aug. Where: Moist areas
Sea-kale Crambe maritima
A forager’s favourite, in the 18th century it was a popular garden vegetable. You can cook it in the same way as asparagus.
Flowers: July-Oct. Where: Shingle beaches
Sea Lavender Limonium vulgare
Although not actually related to lavender (its Actually in the thrift family) its just as popular with pollinating insects.
Flowers: July-Oct. Where: Salt marshes
Sea Pea Lathyrus japonicus
This flamboyant flower was once so abundant in Suffolk it was harvested by locals during famine. Alas, it is now in decline.
Flowers: May-Aug. Where: Coastal shingle
Sea Rocket Cakile maritime
A tough plant that feeds on organic debris washed up on the beach. Despite the name, don’t try to eat it - it has a very bitter taste!
Flowers: June-Aug. Where: Amongst driftwood
Thrift Armeria maritima
Also known as Sea Pink, this evergreen has very long roots which help it survive inhospitable coastal conditions.
Flowers: April-Oct. Where: Most coastal sites
WARNING: Our coast can be hazardous. Please take care around cliffs & rockpools & make sure you check tides. Join Plantlife today: www.plantlife.org.uk/join
Seaside wildflowers
STAR FIND
*
Sea-holly Eryngium maritimum
Actually more closely related to the carrot than holly, its roots were used to make sweets in the 17th & 18th century.
Flowers: July-Sept Where: Sand dunes
Paul Gillard - w
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