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County flowers of the United Kingdom

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The following are the county flowers selected for the counties of the United Kingdom in Plantlife's 2002 County Flowers campaign.

England

County Image Common name Scientific name County status
Bedfordshire
Bee Orchid
Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera Native
Berkshire
Summer Snowflake
Summer Snowflake Leucojum aestivum Native
Birmingham
Foxglove
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Native
Bristol
Maltese-cross
Maltese-cross Silene chalcedonica Casual
Buckinghamshire   Chiltern Gentian Gentianella germanica Native
Cambridgeshire
Pasqueflower
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris Native
Cheshire
Cuckooflower
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis Native
Cornwall
Cornish Heath
Cornish Heath Erica vagans Native
County Durham
Spring Gentian
Spring Gentian Gentiana verna Native
Cumberland
Grass-of-Parnassus
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris Native
Derbyshire Jacob's-ladder Polemonium caeruleum Native
Devon
Primrose
Primrose Primula vulgaris Native
Dorset Dorset Heath Erica ciliaris Native
Essex
Common Poppy
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Native
Gloucestershire
Wild Daffodil
Wild Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus Native
Hampshire
Dog-rose
Dog-rose Rosa canina Native
Herefordshire
Mistletoe
Mistletoe Viscum album Native
Hertfordshire
Pasqueflower
Pasqueflower Pulsatilla vulgaris Native
Huntingdonshire Water-violet Hottonia palustris Native
Isle of Wight
Pyramidal Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis Native
Isles of Scilly
Thrift
Thrift Armeria maritima Native
Kent
Hop
Hop Humulus lupulus Native
Lancashire
Red rose of Lancashire
Red rose Rosa gallica officinalis Absent
Leeds
Bilberry
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus Native
Leicestershire
Foxglove
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea Native
Lincolnshire Common Dog-violet Viola riviniana Native
Liverpool
Sea-holly
Sea-holly Eryngium maritimum Native
London
Rosebay Willowherb
Rosebay Willowherb Epilobium angustifolium Native
Manchester
Common Cotton-grass
Common Cotton-grass Eriophorum angustifolium Native
Middlesex
Wood Anemone
Wood Anemone Anemone nemorosa Native
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Monkeyflower
Monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus Archaeophyte
Norfolk
Common Poppy
Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Native
Northamptonshire
Cowslip
Cowslip Primula veris Native
Northumberland
Bloody Crane's-bill
Bloody Crane's-bill Geranium sanguineum Native
Nottingham Nottingham Catchfly Silene nutans Native
Nottinghamshire Autumn Crocus Crocus nudiflorus Archaeophyte
Oxfordshire
Snake's-head Fritillary Fritillaria meleagris Native
Rutland Clustered Bellflower Campanula glomerata Native
Sheffield
Wood Crane's-bill
Wood Crane's-bill Geranium sylvaticum Native
Shropshire
Round-leaved Sundew
Round-leaved Sundew Drosera rotundifolia Native
Somerset Cheddar Pink Dianthus gratianopolitanus Native
Staffordshire
Heather
Heather Calluna vulgaris Native
Suffolk
Oxlip
Oxlip Primula elatior Native
Surrey
Cowslip
Cowslip Primula veris Native
Sussex Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare Native
Warwickshire
Honeysuckle
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Native
Westmorland Alpine Forget-me-not Myosotis alpestris Native
Wiltshire
Burnt orchid
Burnt Orchid Neotinea ustulata Native
Worcestershire
Cowslip
Cowslip Primula veris Native
Yorkshire
Harebell
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia Native

Isle of Man

County Image Common name Scientific name County status

Isle of Man Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica Archaeophyte

Northern Ireland

County Image Common name Scientific name County status

Antrim
Harebell
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Armagh Cowbane Cicuta virosa
Belfast
Gorse
Gorse Ulex europaeus
Londonderry
Purple Saxifrage
Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia
Down Spring Squill Scilla verna
Fermanagh
Globeflower
Globeflower Trollius europaeus
Tyrone
Bog-rosemary
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia

Scotland

County Image Common name Scientific name County status

Aberdeenshire
Bearberry
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Angus Alpine Catchfly Lychnis alpina
Argyll
Foxglove
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Ayrshire
Green-winged Orchid
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio
Banffshire
Dark Red Helleborine
Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis atrorubens
Berwickshire Rock-rose Helianthemum nummularium
Bute
Thrift
Thrift Armeria maritima
Caithness Scots Primrose Primula scotica
Clackmannanshire
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Cromarty Spring Cinquefoil Potentilla neumanniana
Dumfriesshire
Harebell
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia
Dunbartonshire Lesser Water-plantain Baldellia ranunculoides
East Lothian
Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare
Edinburgh Sticky Catchfly Lychnis viscaria
Fife Coralroot Orchid Corallorrhiza trifida
Glasgow
Broom
Broom Cytisus scoparius
Inverness-shire
Twinflower
Twinflower Linnaea borealis
Kinross Holy-grass Hierochloe odorata
Kirkcudbright
Bog-rosemary
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
Lanarkshire Dune Helleborine Epipactis leptochila
Midlothian Sticky Catchfly Lychnis viscaria
Moray One-flowered Wintergreen Moneses uniflora
Nairn
Chickweed Wintergreen
Chickweed Wintergreen Trientalis europaea
Orkney
Alpine Bearberry Arctostaphylos alpina
Peeblesshire
Cloudberry
Cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus
Perthshire
Alpine Gentian
Alpine Gentian Gentiana nivalis
Renfrewshire
Bogbean
Bogbean Menyanthes trifoliata
Ross
Bog Asphodel
Bog Asphodel Narthecium ossifragum
Roxburghshire
Maiden Pink
Maiden Pink Dianthus deltoides
Selkirkshire Mountain Pansy Viola lutea
Shetland Shetland Mouse-ear Cerastium nigrescens
Stirlingshire Scottish Dock Rumex aquaticus
Sutherland
Grass-of-Parnassus
Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris
West Lothian
Common Spotted-orchid
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Western Isles Hebridean Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii hebridensis
Wigtownshire
Yellow Iris
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus

Wales

County Image Common name Scientific name County status

Anglesey
Spotted Rock-rose
Spotted Rock-rose Tuberaria guttata
Brecknockshire
Cuckooflower
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Caernarvonshire
Snowdon Lily
Snowdon Lily Lloydia serotina
Cardiff Wild Leek Allium ampeloprasum
Cardiganshire
Bog-rosemary
Bog-rosemary Andromeda polifolia
Carmarthenshire Whorled Caraway Carum verticillatum
Denbighshire Limestone Woundwort Stachys alpina
Flintshire
Bell Heather
Bell Heather Erica cinerea
Glamorgan Yellow Whitlowgrass Draba aizoides
Merioneth
Welsh Poppy
Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica
Monmouthshire
Foxglove
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
Montgomeryshire
Spiked Speedwell
Spiked Speedwell Veronica spicata
Pembrokeshire
Thrift
Thrift Armeria maritima
Radnorshire Radnor Lily Gagea bohemica

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