Wild Flowers

The Poitou-Charentes lies at the confluence of two mountain ranges (the Armorican and Central) and two basins (Paris and Aquitaine).

This particular geological setting creates a general geomorphology of plains and plateaus and a wide variety of soils. The coastal area has long rocky islands and bays with sediment and silt.

The climate of this region is oceanic, enjoying plenty of sunshine which means that it accommodates a remarkable array of southern plants such as the yellow Ophrys, the milky thistle as well as other Mediterranean species.

Blue

Borage May-Sep
Thyme Leaved Speedwell
Field Forgetmenot Apr-Oct
Purple Gromwell Apr-Jun
Columbine Aquilegia Vulgaris May-Jun
Bugle Ajuga Reptans Apr-Jun
Germander Speedwell April
Perriwinkle March
Speedwell
Cornflower Jun-Aug
Heath Speedwell May-Aug
Chicory Jun-Sep
Common Dog Voilet Viola Caninca Mar-Apr
Field Scabious Jun-Oct
Columbine May-Jun
Ground Ivy Gleochoma Hederacea Apr-Jun
Grape Hyacinth Muscari Botryoides Mar-May
Bluebell Endymion Non Scriptus April
Meadow Clary Jun-Jul
Corn Salad Valerianella Locusta Apr-May

Indigo & Violet

Rest Harrow Ononis Repens Jul-Sep
Dog Rose Rosa Canina May-Jun
Orpine Sedum Telephium Jul-Sep
Lizzard Orchid Himantoglossum Hircinum May-June
Hyacinth Muscari Comosum April
Meadow Clary Salvia Pratensis Jun-Jul
Green Winged Orchis Anacamptis Morio April
Fragant Orchid Jun-Jul
Ivy Leaved Toadflax Apr-Nov
Ground Ivy Gleochoma Hederacea Apr
Spring Vetch Vicia Lathyroides Apr-May
Red Dead Nettle Lamium Purpureum April
Hedge Woundwort May-Sep
Spreding Bellflower Jun-Jul
Slender thistle Carduus Tenuiflorus May-Aug
Lurcerne Medicago Sativa Jun-Oct
Wild Thyme Thymus Serpyllum Jun-Sep
Rock Sea Lavender Jul-Sep
Fodder Vetch Jun-Nov
Narrow Leaved Lungwort Pulmonaria Longifolia Apr-May
Hemp Agrinomy Aug-Sept
Bittersweet May-Sep
Marsh Helleborine Jul-Aug
Heather of Ling Calluna Vulgaris Jun-Sep
Field Bindweed Jun-Sep
Common Spotted Orchid Jun-Aug

Red, Orange & Pink

Musk Mallow Jul-Aug
Rest Harrow May-Sep
Slender Thistle May-Aug
Early Purple Orchid Apr-Jun
Red Daad Nettle Mar-Oct
Autumn Crocus Aug-Sep
Red Clover May-Okt
Long Headed Poppy Jun-Aug
Depford Pink Jun-Aug
Ragged Robin May-Aug
Mallow Dwarf Jun-Sep
Spring-Vetch Apr-May
Common Poppy Jun-Oct
Fragrant Orchid Jun-Jul
Red Campion Mar-Nov
Common Fumitory May-Sep
Field Bindweed June-Sep
Herb Robert Apr-Nov
Broomrape Jun-Sep
Heather-or-Ling Jun-Sep
Fodder-Vetch Jun-Nov
Orpine Jul-Sep
Lizard Orchid Jun-Jul

Yellow

White

Daisy Bellis Perennis
Spiked Star of Bethlehem May-Jul
Wild-Carrot Jun-Sep
Bladder Campion May-Sep
Lesser Butterfly Orchid June
White Asphodel May-Jun
White Asphodel
White Bryonia May-Sep
Field Bindweed
Common Solomon Seal May-Jun
Scentless Mayweed Apr-Okt
Spotted Orchid June
Meadowsweet Jun-Sep
Hedge Bedstraw Jun-Sep
Ox-eye Daisy May-Sep
White Campion May
Bastard Balm May-Jul
Mountain Cinquefoil Potentilla Montana April
Greater Stitchwort Stellaria Holstea Apr-May
Garlic Mustard Apr-May
Cow Parsley
Daisy Bellis Perennis Spring-Summer

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