Churchyard Plant list

A list of plants identified in the churchyard

Common Name Scientific name Colour Flowers Family Where found Notes
Alkanet, Green Pentaglottis sempirvirens blue Apr - July Borage S.W wall  
Aquilegia / Granny's Bonnet Aquilegia       Birdcage / domestic escapee  
Hedge Bindweed Calystegia sepium white June - Sept Bindweed throughout  
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus white/pink Aug - October Rose throughout  
Bluebell, Spanish Endymion non-scriptus blue Apr - June Lily throughout  
Broad-leaved Dock Rumex obtusifolius reddish May - Oct Dock throughout  
Broomrape, Ivy Orobanche hederae       tree shade throughout   
Buckthorn Rhamnus catharticus green May - June Currant southern wall black berries for dye
Burdock, lesser Arctium lappa       throughout  
Burdock, Greater Arctium lappa purple July - Sept Daisy throughout Beware dried out Burrs!
Buttercup, creeping Ranunculus repens yellow May -    throughout  
Buttercup, meadow Ranunculus acris yellow May -    throughout  
Celandine Ranunculus ficaria yellow  Mar - May Lesser Celandine throughout  
Cleavers Galium aparine white May - Sept Bedstraw West lawn  
Cleavers Galium aparine       throughout  
Clover, white Trifolium repens white     throughout  
Comfrey Symphyum officinale creamy/mauve May - Sept Borage S.East graves  
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor browny   Broomrape East graves wall  
Common Catsear Hypochaeris radicata       Old Churchyard  
Common mouse ear Cerastium fontamum       Rose Bed  
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris white Apr - June Carrot throughout  
Cranesbill, pencilled Geranium versicolor white, netted dark pink     west graves  
Crocosmia old name 'Montbretia'       west lawn, round tree  
Crocus Crocus sativus       West lawn  
Daffodils/ Narcissus Narcissus       throughout  
Daisy Bellis perennis       lawns   
Dandelion Taraxacum sect.vulgaria yellow Apr - June Daisy throughout  
Dead Nettle, Red Lamium purpureum       throughout  
Dock, Broad-leaved  Rumex obtusifolius       throughout  
Dock, Red veined Rumex sanguineus       throughout  
Dog Rose Rosa canina pink, white June- July Rose east graves by woodpile  
Dog Violet Viola riviniana blue violet Mar - May, July - Sept Violet West wall in shade seen in flower in Jan
Dog Wood Cornus sanguinea       middle gates by east Yew  
Enchanters nightshade Circaea lutetiana white June - Sept Willowherb throughout, esp railings  
Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium       Rose Bed  
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis       tiny!! Old Church railings  
Goldenrod, Canadian Solidago canadensis yellow July - Sept Daisy S.East graves N.American import
Gooseberry Ribes rubrum       east graves by woodpile  
Ground Elder Aegopodium podagraria white June - August Carrot throughout, esp graves in south   
Groundsel Senecio vulgaris yellow     south lawn  
Hellebores, mixed cultivated, introduced       north west corner  
Hemp Agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum white/pink/mauve July - Sept Daisy south graves  
Herb Bennet Geum urbanum yellow May-Aug   East graves  
Herb Robert Geranium robertianum pink Mar-Oct   throughout  
Honeybells Nectariscordium sicilum cream  May - June Lily East & SE graves small patch
Honeysuckle  Lonicera       west grave cluster under apple  
Iris, garden Iris germanica        CHECK 1 grave, eastern lawn  
Iris, stinking Iris foetidissima grey/yellow/purple May - July Iris north west bright red seeds
Ivy  Hedera helix       throughout  
Lady's Mantle Alchemilla  pale green May - Aug Rose North West garden escapee
Leafy Hawkweed Hieracium umbellatum       Old Churchyard  
Lords and ladies Arum maculatum       shady spots throughout  
Lungwort Pulmonaria oficinales pink/blue Mar - May Borage North west  
Mint, Pineapple Mentha suaveolens       semi shade bed  
Mock strawberry Potentilla indica       middle gates   
Mustard, Hedge Sisymbrium officinale yellow     middle gates ? CHECK   
Nettle Urtica dioica white June - Sept  Nettle West wall in shade not common
Nipplewort Lapsana communis yellow     Old Churchyard nearhedge  
Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare white July - Sept Daisy west lawn introduced by us
Perennial Flax Linum perenne blue     glade near Fosseway logs  
Periwinkle Vinca minor       West lawn  
Petty Spurge Euphorbia peplus       Rose bed  
Plantain, greater Plantago major       throughout  
Plantain, ribwort Plantago lanceolata       throughout  
Primrose Primula vulgaris yellow Mar - May Primrose southern graves  
Purple toadflax Linaria purpurea       Rose bed  
Purple top vervain  Verbena bonariensis       Rose Bed  
Ragwort Senecio jacobaea       West graves  
Rose 'Elizabeth of Glamis' Rosa        cultivated in rose bed  
Rose of Sharon Hypericum calycinum       East graves under Copper Beech  
Rosebay Willowherb Epilobium augustifolium pink June - August Willowherb throughout poss also Great Willowherb
Sage, purple Salvia officinalis       semi shade bed  
Self heal Prunella vulgaris       throughout lawned areas  
Shepherds Purse Capsella bursa-pastoris       Rose bed  
Sicilian Honey Garlic Allium  siculum       south east graves  
Smooth Hawksbeard Crepis Capillaris       Old Churchyard  
 Sow thistle, perennial Socnhus arvensis       Old Churchyard near railings  
Sow thistle, smooth Sonchus oleraceus       Old Churchyard near railings  
Snowberry Symphoricarpos rivularis white     throughout introduced as game bird cover
Snowdrops Galanthus nivalis       Near railings in Bird Cage walk   
Spring snowflake Leucojum vernum       Near railings in Bird Cage walk   
Sorrel, common Rumex acetosa       CHECK  
Sow Thistle, smooth Sonchus oleraceus       Old Churchyard  
Speedwell, Common field Veronica persica blue Apr -  Figwort throughout in sun  
Spring Cinquefoil Potentilla tabernaemontani       East wall Bishops House  
Squill   Scilla siberica        along railings west side BCW   
Teasel Dipsacus fullonum       semi shade bed, south lawn  
Three-cornered Leek Allium triquetrum white Apr - June Lily throughout INVASIVE
Toadflax, ivy leaved Cymbalaria muralis       walls  
Toadflax, Purple Linaria purpurea       rose bed  
Tormentil Potentilla Erecta       South east graves  
Traveller's Joy Clematis vitalba white Jul - Sept Buttercup South east graves also 'Old Man's Beard'
Tulip Tulipa       Graves, planted by visitors  
Valerian Valeriana officinalis       grave areas  
Willowherb, broad leaved Epilobium montanum       east and west graves  
Willowherb, rosebay  Epilobium augustifolium       throughout  
Wood anemone Anemone nemerosa       patch west of BCW, Fosseway end