Achillea agaratum
Mace

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Achillea millefolium
Yarrow

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Achillea millefolium
Yarrow ‘Cerise Queen’

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Achillea millefolium
Yarrow ‘Terracotta’

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Achillea millefolium
Yarrow ‘Walther Funcke’

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Achillea ptarmica
Sneezewort

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Aconitum napellus
Monkshood

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Acorus graminus
Dwarf Sweet Flag

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Actaea racemosa (Cimicifuga)
Black Cohosh, Black Snake Root

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Actaea simplex 'Black Beauty'
Black Bugbane

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Actaea spicata
Baneberry / Herb Christopher

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Agapanthus
'Black Pantha'

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Agapanthus africanus

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Agapanthus africanus
'Albus'

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Agastache rugosa
'Blackadder'

Native perennial, flowering June to August. 8-50cm tall. Plant in meadows and hedge banks. Good ground cover. Great for insects, including moths.

Agrimonia eupatoria
Agrimony

Native perennial, flowering June to September. 30-60cm tall. Produces tall, slender spires of small yellow flowers. An interesting addition to a border, or naturalise in rough grassland. Full sun or partial shade, and tolerant of chalky soils.

Ajuga reptans
Bugle

Native perennial, flowering April to June. 10-30cm tall. Good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Essential nectar-provider for early insects.

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'
Giant Bugle / Carpet Bugle

Perennial, flowering April to June. This cultivar is larger than the wild plant and forms a mat of large, glossy purple-brown leaves and is good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Provides an important source of nectar for early insects.

Ajuga reptans
'Burgandy Glow'

Perennial, flowering April to June. This cultivar is larger than the wild plant and forms a mat of large, glossy purple-brown leaves and is good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Provides an important source of nectar for early insects.

Alchemilla erthyropoda
Dwarf Lady's-mantle

Perennial, with clumps of softly-hairy lobed grey-green leaves 15-20cm tall and sprays of tiny yellow flowers from June to September. Prefers well-drained but not parched soils in full sun. Originates from the Balkans of Eastern Europe.

Allium babingtonii
Babington's Leek

Native perennial, flowering April to June. 10-30cm tall. Good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Essential nectar-provider for early insects.

Allium cernuum
Nodding Garlic / Lady's Leek

Perennial, flowering April to June. This cultivar is larger than the wild plant and forms a mat of large, glossy purple-brown leaves and is good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Provides an important source of nectar for early insects.

Allium schoenoprasum
Chives

Native perennial, flowering April to June. This cultivar is larger than the wild plant and forms a mat of large, glossy purple-brown leaves and is good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Provides an important source of nectar for early insects.

Allium tuberosum
Garlic Chives

Native perennial, flowering April to June. 10-30cm tall. Good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Essential nectar-provider for early insects.

Althaea officinalis
Marsh Mallow

Showy perennial, native to Britain. 60–120cm tall, flowering August–September with spikes of large delicate rose-pink blooms. Full sun. A coastal plant that does well in gardens.

Amsonia
'Blue Ice'

Showy perennial, native to Britain. 60–120cm tall, flowering August–September with spikes of large delicate rose-pink blooms. Full sun. A coastal plant that does well in gardens.

Anemone hup.
'Hadspen Abundance'

Native perennial, flowering April to June. 10-30cm tall. Good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Essential nectar-provider for early insects.

Anemone hyb.
'Honorine Jobert'

Perennial, flowering April to June. This cultivar is larger than the wild plant and forms a mat of large, glossy purple-brown leaves and is good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Provides an important source of nectar for early insects.

Anemone multifida

Native perennial, flowering April to June. This cultivar is larger than the wild plant and forms a mat of large, glossy purple-brown leaves and is good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Provides an important source of nectar for early insects.

Anemone multifida rubra

Native perennial, flowering April to June. 10-30cm tall. Good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Essential nectar-provider for early insects.

Anemone nemorosa
Wood Anemone

Native perennial, up to 30cm tall. Flowers March-May. One of our most beautiful wild flowers, sometimes forming extensive patches. In the dry climate here in Norfolk it  does best in shady places in woods and hedge banks, but in the wetter north and west it also grows in more open areas on moorland and in rocky places.

Anemone sylvestris

Native perennial, flowering April to June. This cultivar is larger than the wild plant and forms a mat of large, glossy purple-brown leaves and is good ground cover in any shady area and can be spectacular in flower. Provides an important source of nectar for early insects.

Anenome blanda Atrocoerulea

Also known as the 'Sapphire Anemone' for its vivid blue colouring in early spring. A  free flowering Anemone that quickly forms large clumps. Naturalise under trees or in a rock garden, or plant in pots - it thrives on good drainage. Height 10-15cm.

Angelica gigas
Garden Angelica

Native perennial, up to 30cm tall. Flowers March-May. One of our most beautiful wild flowers, sometimes forming extensive patches. In the dry climate here in Norfolk it  does best in shady places in woods and hedge banks, but in the wetter north and west it also grows in more open areas on moorland and in rocky places.

Anthemis
Chamomile 'Sauce Hollandaise'

Native perennial, up to 200cm tall. Flowers June-September. A robust but stately member of the carrot family, with sprays of large, glossy leaves and impressive pom-poms of flowers that are very attractive to insects pollinators. Prefers damp soils in full sun or partial shade.

Anthemis punctata subspecies cupaniana
Sicilian Chamomile

Native perennial, up to 30cm tall. Flowers March-May. One of our most beautiful wild flowers, sometimes forming extensive patches. In the dry climate here in Norfolk it  does best in shady places in woods and hedge banks, but in the wetter north and west it also grows in more open areas on moorland and in rocky places.

Anthemis tinctoria
Dyer's Chamomile

Native perennial, up to 30cm tall. Flowers March-May. One of our most beautiful wild flowers, sometimes forming extensive patches. In the dry climate here in Norfolk it  does best in shady places in woods and hedge banks, but in the wetter north and west it also grows in more open areas on moorland and in rocky places.

Anthemis tinctoria
Sicilian Chamomile 'Lemon Ice'

Mat-forming plant with white daisies produced over a long flowering period. For sunny positions in well drained soils. Good in a rock or gravel garden or edging a path.???????????????????

Anthyllis vulgaris var. coccinia
Red Kidney Vetch

Native perennial, up to 30cm tall. Flowers March-May. One of our most beautiful wild flowers, sometimes forming extensive patches. In the dry climate here in Norfolk it  does best in shady places in woods and hedge banks, but in the wetter north and west it also grows in more open areas on moorland and in rocky places.