Ardpatrick
January 23, 2018
Valerian (Caorthann Chorraigh Valeriana officinalis)
A common plant of wet meadows, lakesides riversides and open woodland. In summer it bears clusters of pink flowers with a strong sweet..
Category: Plants
Water Dropwort (Dathabha Bán Oenanthe crocata)
Very common by rivers and streams. Sometimes known as water hemlock because of its..
Ragged Robin (Silene flos-cuculi)
This flower is found in damp grasslands, its petals have been modified into damp strips so that they cope with harsh weather..
Cuckoo Flower or Lady’s Smock (Biolar Gréagáin Cardamine pratensis)
This plant has either purple, pink or white coloured flowers, and blooms in April. Its preferred habitat is damps fields. The Orange Tip butterfly often lays a single egg on each plant and the caterpillar feeds on the..
Giant Hogweed (Feabhrán Chapaill Heracleum mantegazzianum)
This is a non-native plant that is extremely invasive along..
Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)
A non-native and invasive plant that spreads along..
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