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Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra)
Perennial.
Height: 30-80cm
Flowers: July to September

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Annual.
Height: 90cm
Flowers: June to August
Cornflowers are edible. They have a cucumber-like taste. Flowers can be consumed in the form of salad and tea, or used as a garnish.

Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris)
Perennial.
Height: 50-150cm
Flowers: May to July

Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis)
Perennial.
Height: 30-60cm
Flowers: August to September

Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
A tall biennial (flowering stem grows in the second year) with pink and purple flowers on spikes.
Height: 60-150cm
Flowers: June to September
Toxicity: Poisonous if eaten
Foxgloves are a really good ‘bridging plant’ as they bloom late May-June, a period when the bulbs have finished and the summer perennials are yet to be at their best!

Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis)
Perennial
Height: 40-80cm
Flowers: July to August

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
A perennial aromatic herb with white flowers arranged in a many flowered flat umbel head.
Height: 8-60cm
Flowers: June to August
Yarrow is a common herb that has been highly regarded for its medicinal properties in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times, it is said that Achilles used this herb to treat the wounds of his soldiers.

