Late summer flora of Seaford

While out walking near my home in Seaford Sussex here are some blooms I came across. These are in addition to my various trips up Seaford Head in August!AMP

Wildflowers around the town

Field Bindweed – Convolvulus arvensis

This small flowered bindweed likes my garden.

Wild marjoram – Origanum vulgare

This beautiful patch of Wild marjoram was interspersed with St John’s Wort.

St Johns Wort – Hypericum

I didn’t look too closely at it at the time as I know there is a population of Perforate St Johns Wort nearbyAMP. But these plants look blousier than those. I’ll have to go back and have a look sometime!

Red Bartsia – Odontites vernus

Creeping Thistle – Cirsium arvense

Purple Toadflax – Linaria purpurea

I think I read somewhere that Purple Toadflax isn’t stripy but Pale Toadflax is, but Purple is much more common. The issue is somewhat further confused by garden escapes and hybridisations. I saw a paler version in SeafordAMP in June.

Bristly oxtongue – Picris echioides

I’d never really noticed this before, but once you have something pointed out you just keep spotting it! This yellow flower was on a wildflower spotting challenge by my local natural history society.

Michaelmas Daisy – Aster / Possible Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

This perennial is happy in the Last MeadowAMP, where I have seen it before.

There are less flowers about from October onwards, which is when I spend my time writing up my plant spotting adventures! Then I’m out and about again from March.