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By Nature - wildflowers.ie - Irish Wildflowers 
Species Datapage No 10
You may click on most photographs to enlarge. *Denotes a Naturalised species
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Design
By Nature - wildflowers.ie - Irish Wildflowers |
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Species Datapage No 10 |
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You may click on most photographs to enlarge. *Denotes a Naturalised species |
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Scroll down to find a species |
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| Species Common Name: Field Scabious |
| Species Botanical Name: Knautia arvensis |
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| Management: Responds to cutting, In the garden, dead head for longer flowering. |
| Tolerance of cutting: Normal, will re-grow and flower |
| Cutting time: End of summer, or spring in short meadows |
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Edible / Medicinal: Do not consume unless advised. |
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Life Cycle (Form): Perennial Flower Height: 50 to 120 cm Foliage Height: 35 - 50 cm Flower Colour: Blue, Flowering period: July, August, Time to Flower: 24 months Soil Type: Will grow in most soils, best in deep, dry, sandy, light or rich soil. pH Type: Neutral, Alkaline. Moisture: Dry, Moist, Aspect: Full sun Wildlife Value: High, Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Hoverflies, Bees and Bumble Bees |
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| Species Common Name: Flag Iris |
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Species Botanical Name: Iris pseudacorus |
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| Management: Persistence in all wet soils and grassland. |
| Tolerance of cutting: None, except end of season management |
| Cutting time: None |
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Edible / Medicinal: Very Medicinal. Do not consume unless advised. Probably contain poisons |
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Life Cycle (Form): Perennial Flower Height: 40 to 80 cm Foliage Height: 25 - 40 cm Flower Colour: Yellow, Flowering period: June, July, August, Time to Flower: 22 months Soil Type: Will grow in most damp soils, flowers best when stressed in dry soil. pH Type: Acid, Neutral, Moisture: Moist, Wet Aspect: Shade to full sun Wildlife Value: Low, |
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Species Common Name: Forget-me-not species |
| Species Botanical Name: Myosotis Spp |
| A group of plants that grow in varied situations from the cornfield to the bog. |
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| Management: None |
| Tolerance of cutting: Poor |
| Cutting time: None |
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Life Cycle (Form): Perennial or Annual or Biennial, depends Flower Height: 10 to 30 cm Foliage Height: 5 - 10 cm Flower Colour: Blue, Flowering period: March, April, May, June, Time to Flower: 12 months Soil Type: Will grow in most soils, pH Type: Acid, Neutral, Alkaline. Moisture: Dry, Moist, Wet Aspect: Full sun Wildlife Value: Medium, |
