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
- Cornflower Jun-Aug
- Meadow Clary Jun-Jul
- Field Forgetmenot Apr-Oct
- Borage May-Sep
- Thyme Leaved Speedwell
- Ground Ivy Gleochoma Hederacea Apr-Jun
- Heath Speedwell May-Aug
- Field Scabious Jun-Oct
- Speedwell
- Corn Salad Valerianella Locusta Apr-May
- Purple Gromwell Apr-Jun
- Bugle Ajuga Reptans Apr-Jun
- Chicory Jun-Sep
- Columbine May-Jun
- Perriwinkle March
- Grape Hyacinth Muscari Botryoides Mar-May
- Germander Speedwell April
- Columbine Aquilegia Vulgaris May-Jun
- Common Dog Voilet Viola Caninca Mar-Apr
- Bluebell Endymion Non Scriptus April
Indigo & Violet
- Red Dead Nettle Lamium Purpureum April
- Orpine Sedum Telephium Jul-Sep
- Common Spotted Orchid Jun-Aug
- Meadow Clary Salvia Pratensis Jun-Jul
- Marsh Helleborine Jul-Aug
- Rest Harrow Ononis Repens Jul-Sep
- Rock Sea Lavender Jul-Sep
- Fragant Orchid Jun-Jul
- Fodder Vetch Jun-Nov
- Ivy Leaved Toadflax Apr-Nov
- Narrow Leaved Lungwort Pulmonaria Longifolia Apr-May
- Hemp Agrinomy Aug-Sept
- Hyacinth Muscari Comosum April
- Ground Ivy Gleochoma Hederacea Apr
- Lurcerne Medicago Sativa Jun-Oct
- Dog Rose Rosa Canina May-Jun
- Spreding Bellflower Jun-Jul
- Heather of Ling Calluna Vulgaris Jun-Sep
- Green Winged Orchis Anacamptis Morio April
- Spring Vetch Vicia Lathyroides Apr-May
- Field Bindweed Jun-Sep
- Hedge Woundwort May-Sep
- Wild Thyme Thymus Serpyllum Jun-Sep
- Slender thistle Carduus Tenuiflorus May-Aug
- Lizzard Orchid Himantoglossum Hircinum May-June
- Bittersweet May-Sep
Red, Orange & Pink
- Fodder-Vetch Jun-Nov
- Herb Robert Apr-Nov
- Fragrant Orchid Jun-Jul
- Autumn Crocus Aug-Sep
- Common Poppy Jun-Oct
- Common Fumitory May-Sep
- Long Headed Poppy Jun-Aug
- Slender Thistle May-Aug
- Mallow Dwarf Jun-Sep
- Heather-or-Ling Jun-Sep
- Spring-Vetch Apr-May
- Red Clover May-Okt
- Field Bindweed June-Sep
- Early Purple Orchid Apr-Jun
- Broomrape Jun-Sep
- Depford Pink Jun-Aug
- Musk Mallow Jul-Aug
- Ragged Robin May-Aug
- Rest Harrow May-Sep
- Orpine Jul-Sep
- Lizard Orchid Jun-Jul
- Red Daad Nettle Mar-Oct
- Red Campion Mar-Nov
Yellow
- Bulbous Buttercup April
- Goldilocks Ranunculus
- Rock Samphire Jul-Oct
- Yellow Flag Iris
- Tormentil May-Sep
- Field Pansy Apr-Nov
- Birdsfoot Trefoil May-Sep
- Corydalis May-Sep
- Greater Callandine May-Oct
- St John Wort Jun-Sep
- Wild Parsnip Jun-Sep
- Common Toadflax Jun-Oct
- Crosswort Cruciata Laevipes April
- Lesser Cellandine Ranunculus Mar-Apr
- Cowslips Primula Veris April
- Ragwort Jun-Nov
- Sun Spurge May
- Wallflower Apr-Jun
- Herb Bennet May-Jun
- Common Wintercress May-Jun
- Meadow Vetchling May-Aug
- Weld Jun-Sep
- Meadow Buttercup May-Jun
- Wood Spurge Apr-May
- Ladies Bedstraw Jun-Sep
- Hawkweed
- Spotted Medick April
- Fringed Water Lily Jun-Sep
- Horseshoe Vetch May-Jun
- Agrimony Jun-Aug
- Weld Reseda Jun-Sep
- Mountain Clover May-Jul
- Slender St Johns Wort Jul-Sep
- Cinquefoil Potentilla Jun-Sep
- Rock Rose May-Sep
- Scentless Mayweed Apr-Oct
White
- Mountain Cinquefoil Potentilla Montana April
- Greater Stitchwort Stellaria Holstea Apr-May
- Daisy Bellis Perennis
- Wild-Carrot Jun-Sep
- Bastard Balm May-Jul
- Bladder Campion May-Sep
- Lesser Butterfly Orchid June
- White Asphodel May-Jun
- Cow Parsley
- Scentless Mayweed Apr-Okt
- Hedge Bedstraw Jun-Sep
- Daisy Bellis Perennis Spring-Summer
- White Campion May
- Spotted Orchid June
- Garlic Mustard Apr-May
- Spiked Star of Bethlehem May-Jul
- White Bryonia May-Sep
- Common Solomon Seal May-Jun
- Meadowsweet Jun-Sep
- Field Bindweed
- Ox-eye Daisy May-Sep
- White Asphodel