Flowers (White/Pale)
A selection of wild flowers commonly found on the Isle of Skye
grouped by colour (white/pale) and ordered by flowering period.
A selection of wild flowers commonly found on the Isle of Skye
grouped by colour (white/pale) and ordered by flowering period.
Daisy ~ Bellis perenis. Description: Up to 20cm tall. White flowers with golden middle, 15-30mm across Location: Grassy places Flowering: March to October
Cow Parsley ~ Anthriscus sylvestris. Description: Up to 150cm. Purple stem. White clustered flowers Location: Woods, hedges, shady places Flowering: April to June
Three-cornered Leek ~ Allium triquetrum. Description: Up to 45cm. Flowers white to 25mm Location: Shady places Flowering: April to June
Hare's-tail Cotton Sedge / Bog Cotton ~ Eriophorium vaginatum. Description: Grass to 50cm. Cotton like fluffy head Location: Boggy ground Flowering:
Lady's Smock / Cuckoo Flower ~ Cardemine pratensis. Description: Up to 55cm tall. Pale pink/purple/white flowers, petals 8-13mm. Location: Damp grassland Flowering: April to July
Clover (White) ~ Trifolium repens. Description: Up to 20cm. Flower heads white/pale pink to 15mm Location: Grassland Flowering: April to October
Mayweed (Scentless) ~ Matricaria inodora. Description: Up to 60cm. Flowers to 60mm. No perfume Location: Wasteland and salty soil Flowering: April to October
Meadowsweet ~ Filipendula ulmaria. Description: Up to 200cm. Flower, white, heads to 25cm, flowers to 10mm Location: Dry grassland Flowering: May to August
Greater Sea-spurrey ~ Spergularia media. Description: Up to 40cm. Pink/white flowers to 12mm Location: Salty sand and mud Flowering: May to September
Dog Rose ~ Rosa canina. Description: Deciduous shrub. Up to 500cm. White-pink flowers, petals 15-25mm Location: Scrub, woodland Flowering: June to July
Eyebright ~ Euphrasia nemorosa. Description: Up to 40cm. Hemiparasitic. White, yellow throated, purple streaked flowers 5-8.5mm Location: Grassland Flowering: June to October
Yarrow ~ Achillea millefolium. Description: Up to 60 cm. Flowers white to 10mm, clumped Location: Grassland Flowering: June to November
White Stonecrop ~ Sedum album. Description: Up to 12cm. White flowers to 10mm Location: Dry soil, dunes and walls Flowering: July to August
Sneezewort ~ Achillea ptarmica. Description: Up to 150cm. White/cream flowers to 20mm Location: Damp grassland, acid soil Flowering: July to September
Wild Angelica ~ Angelica sylvestris.
Description: Up to 200cm. Flower heads pinkish white to 15cm across Location: Damp places Flowering: July to September |