#shortlivedperennial
Plant of the Day
Tuesday 3 May 2022
A wonderful self-seeder between other plants is Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh poppy) with bright yellow flowers and Meconopsis cambricavar.aurantiaca providing a splash of orange. This biennial or short-lived perennial has a tap-root with light green, pinnately lobed leaves. They are easy to grow in situ from seed sprinkled on the soil.
Jill Raggett
Plant of the Day
Tuesday 26 April 2022
Growing in the grassy mounds and cliffs of Orkney were clumps of Silene dioica (red campion, red catchfly). This short-lived perennial or biennial plant has downy stems and deep pink flowers.
Jill Raggett
