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County flowers of the United Kingdom

In 2002 Plantlife conducted a "County Flowers" public survey to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man.[1] The results of this campaign designated a single plant species to a "county or metropolitan area" in the UK and Isle of Man.[2] Some English counties already had flowers traditionally associated with them before 2002,[3] and which were different from those assigned to them by Plantlife, including the white rose for Yorkshire (assigned the harebell), the poppy for Norfolk (assigned the Alexanders), and the cowslip for Essex (assigned the poppy). Some flowers were assigned to multiple counties.

England

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County Image Common name Scientific name County status Shared
Bedfordshire   bee orchid[4] Ophrys apifera native
Berkshire   summer snowflake[5] Leucojum aestivum native
Bristol   Maltese-cross[6] Silene chalcedonica casual
Buckinghamshire   Chiltern gentian[7] Gentianella germanica native
Cambridgeshire   pasqueflower[8][9] Pulsatilla vulgaris native Hertfordshire
Cheshire   cuckooflower[10] Cardamine pratensis native Brecknockshire
Cornwall   Cornish heath[11] Erica vagans native
County Durham   spring gentian[12] Gentiana verna native
Cumberland   grass-of-Parnassus[13] Parnassia palustris native Sutherland
Derbyshire   Jacob's-ladder[14] Polemonium caeruleum native
Devon   primrose[15] Primula vulgaris native
Dorset   Dorset heath[16] Erica ciliaris native
Essex   common poppy[17] Papaver rhoeas native Norfolk
Gloucestershire   wild daffodil[18] Narcissus pseudonarcissus native
Greater Manchester   common cotton-grass[19] Eriophorum angustifolium native
Hampshire   dog-rose[20] Rosa canina native
Herefordshire   mistletoe[21] Viscum album native
Hertfordshire   pasqueflower[8][9] Pulsatilla vulgaris native Cambridgeshire
Huntingdonshire   water-violet[22] Hottonia palustris native
Isle of Wight   pyramidal orchid[23] Anacamptis pyramidalis native
Isles of Scilly   thrift[24] Armeria maritima native Bute & Pembrokeshire
Kent   hop[25] Humulus lupulus native
Lancashire   red rose[26] Rosa gallica officinalis absent
Leeds   bilberry[27] Vaccinium myrtillus native
Leicestershire   foxglove[28] Digitalis purpurea native Argyll, Monmouthshire & West Midlands
Lincolnshire   common dog-violet[29] Viola riviniana native
London   rosebay willowherb[30] Epilobium angustifolium native
Merseyside   sea-holly[31] Eryngium maritimum native
Middlesex   wood anemone[32] Anemone nemorosa native
Norfolk   common poppy[17][a] Papaver rhoeas native Essex
Northamptonshire   cowslip[35] Primula veris native Surrey & Worcestershire
Northumberland   bloody crane's-bill[36] Geranium sanguineum native
Nottingham   Nottingham catchfly[37] Silene nutans native
Nottinghamshire   autumn crocus[38] Crocus nudiflorus archaeophyte
Oxfordshire   snake's-head fritillary[39] Fritillaria meleagris native
Rutland   clustered bellflower[40] Campanula glomerata native
Sheffield   wood crane's-bill[41] Geranium sylvaticum native
Shropshire   round-leaved sundew[42] Drosera rotundifolia native
Somerset   Cheddar pink[43] Dianthus gratianopolitanus native
Staffordshire   heather[44] Calluna vulgaris native
Suffolk   oxlip[45] Primula elatior native
Surrey   cowslip[35] Primula veris native Northamptonshire & Worcestershire
Sussex   round-headed rampion[46] Phyteuma orbiculare native
Tyne and Wear   monkeyflower[47] Mimulus guttatus neophyte
Warwickshire   honeysuckle[48] Lonicera periclymenum native
West Midlands   foxglove[28] Digitalis purpurea native Argyll, Leicestershire & Monmouthshire
Westmorland   alpine forget-me-not[49] Myosotis alpestris native
Wiltshire   burnt-tip orchid[50] Neotinea ustulata native
Worcestershire   cowslip[35] Primula veris native Northamptonshire & Surrey
Yorkshire   harebell[51] Campanula rotundifolia native Antrim & Dumfriesshire

Isle of Man

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County Image Common name Scientific name County status Shared
Isle of Man[b]   fuchsia[53] Fuchsia magellanica neophyte

Northern Ireland

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County Image Common name Scientific name County status Shared
Antrim   harebell[51] Campanula rotundifolia native Dumfriesshire & Yorkshire
Armagh   cowbane[54] Cicuta virosa native
Belfast   gorse[55] Ulex europaeus native
Londonderry   purple saxifrage[56] Saxifraga oppositifolia native
Down   spring squill[57] Scilla verna native
Fermanagh   globeflower[58] Trollius europaeus native
Tyrone   bog-rosemary[59] Andromeda polifolia native Ceredigion & Kirkcudbright

Scotland

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County Image Common name Scientific name County status Shared
Aberdeenshire   bearberry[60] Arctostaphylos uva-ursi native
Angus   Alpine catchfly[61] Silene suecica native
Argyll   foxglove[28] Digitalis purpurea native Leicestershire, Monmouthshire & West Midlands
Ayrshire   green-winged orchid[62] Anacamptis morio native
Banffshire   dark-red helleborine[63] Epipactis atrorubens native
Berwickshire   rock-rose[64] Helianthemum nummularium native
Bute   thrift[24] Armeria maritima native Isles of Scilly & Pembrokeshire
Caithness   Scottish primrose[65] Primula scotica native
Clackmannanshire   opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage[66] Chrysosplenium oppositifolium native
Cromarty   spring cinquefoil[67] Potentilla neumanniana native
Dumfriesshire   harebell[51] Campanula rotundifolia native Antrim & Yorkshire
Dunbartonshire   lesser water-plantain[68] Baldellia ranunculoides native
East Lothian   viper's-bugloss[69] Echium vulgare native
Fife   coralroot orchid[70] Corallorrhiza trifida native
Glasgow   broom[71] Cytisus scoparius native
Inverness-shire   twinflower[72] Linnaea borealis native
Kinross   holy-grass[73] Hierochloe odorata native
Kirkcudbright   bog-rosemary[59] Andromeda polifolia native Ceredigion & Tyrone
Lanarkshire   dune helleborine[74] Epipactis leptochila native
Midlothian   sticky catchfly[75] Silene viscaria native
Moray   one-flowered wintergreen[76] Moneses uniflora native
Nairn   chickweed wintergreen[77] Trientalis europaea native
Orkney   Alpine bearberry[78] Arctostaphylos alpina native
Peeblesshire   cloudberry[79] Rubus chamaemorus native
Perthshire   Alpine gentian[80] Gentiana nivalis native
Renfrewshire   bogbean[81] Menyanthes trifoliata native
Ross   bog asphodel[82] Narthecium ossifragum native
Roxburghshire   maiden pink[83] Dianthus deltoides native
Selkirkshire   mountain pansy[84] Viola lutea native
Shetland   Shetland mouse-ear[85] Cerastium nigrescens native
Stirlingshire   Scottish dock[86] Rumex aquaticus native
Sutherland   grass-of-Parnassus[13] Parnassia palustris native Cumbria
West Lothian   common spotted-orchid[87] Dactylorhiza fuchsii native
Western Isles   Hebridean spotted-orchid[88] Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. hebridensis native
Wigtownshire   yellow iris[89] Iris pseudacorus native

Wales

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County Image Common name Scientific name County status Shared
Anglesey   spotted rock-rose[90] Tuberaria guttata native
Brecknockshire   cuckooflower[10] Cardamine pratensis native Cheshire
Caernarfonshire   Snowdon lily[91] Gagea serotina, syn. Lloydia serotina native
Cardiff   wild leek[92] Allium ampeloprasum native
Carmarthenshire   whorled caraway[93] Carum verticillatum native
Ceredigion   bog-rosemary[59] Andromeda polifolia native Kirkcudbright & Tyrone
Denbighshire   limestone woundwort[94] Stachys alpina native
Flintshire   bell heather[95] Erica cinerea native
Glamorgan   yellow whitlow-grass[96] Draba aizoides native
Merioneth   Welsh poppy[97] Papaver cambricum native
Monmouthshire   foxglove[28] Digitalis purpurea native Argyll, Leicestershire & West Midlands
Montgomeryshire   spiked speedwell[98] Veronica spicata native
Pembrokeshire   thrift[24] Armeria maritima native Bute & Isles of Scilly
Radnorshire   Radnor lily[99] Gagea bohemica native

Notes

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  1. ^ Initially, Alexanders was selected for Norfolk, with poppy selected for Essex alone. Public pressure led to change,[33][34]
  2. ^ The Isle of Man has a traditional national flower (it is not a county), the "Cushag" or ragwort.[52]

References

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  1. ^ "Fans pick the flowers that have grown on them". The Guardian. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
  2. ^ Greer, Germaine (5 October 2002). "Country notebook: vote for the poppy". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
  3. ^ "The floral emblem of your county". The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "Bee orchid". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  5. ^ "Summer snowflake". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  6. ^ "Maltese-cross". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  7. ^ "Chiltern gentian". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  8. ^ a b "East of England". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  9. ^ a b "Pasqueflower". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  10. ^ a b "Cuckooflower". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  11. ^ "Cornish heath". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  12. ^ "Spring gentian". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  13. ^ a b "Grass-of-Parnassus". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  14. ^ "Jacob's-ladder". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  15. ^ "Primrose". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  16. ^ "Dorset heath". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  17. ^ a b "Poppy (Common)". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  18. ^ "Daffodil (wild)". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  19. ^ "Cotton-grass (Common)". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  20. ^ "Dog-rose". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  21. ^ "Mistletoe". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  22. ^ "Water-violet". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  23. ^ "Pyramidal orchid". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  24. ^ a b c "Thrift". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  25. ^ "Hop". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  26. ^ "Red rose". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  27. ^ "Bilberry". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  28. ^ a b c d "Foxglove". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  29. ^ "Dog-violet (Common)". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  30. ^ "Rosebay willowherb". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  31. ^ "Sea-holly". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  32. ^ "Wood anemone". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  33. ^ "Norfolk's 'flower emblem' is a weed". Eastern Daily Press. 5 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  34. ^ "On-line Search". Eastern Daily Press. 25 May 2004.[dead link‍]
  35. ^ a b c "Cowslip". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  36. ^ "Bloody crane's-bill". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  37. ^ "Nottingham catchfly". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  38. ^ "Autumn crocus". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  39. ^ "Fritillary". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  40. ^ "Clustered bellflower". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  41. ^ "Wood crane's-bill". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  42. ^ "Round-leaved sundew". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  43. ^ "Cheddar pink". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  44. ^ "Heather". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  45. ^ "Oxlip". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  46. ^ "Round-headed rampion". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  47. ^ "Monkeyflower". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  48. ^ "Honeysuckle". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  49. ^ "Alpine Forget-me-not". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  50. ^ "Burnt-tip Orchid". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  51. ^ a b c "Harebell". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2023-03-09. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  52. ^ "National Flower". Island Facts. Isle of Man Government. Archived from the original on 2007-05-10.
  53. ^ "Fuchsia". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  54. ^ "Cowbane". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  55. ^ "Gorse". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  56. ^ "Purple saxifrage". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  57. ^ "Spring squill". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  58. ^ "Globeflower". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  59. ^ a b c "Bog-rosemary". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  60. ^ "Bearberry". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  61. ^ "Alpine catchfly". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  62. ^ "Green-winged orchid". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  63. ^ "Dark-red helleborine". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  64. ^ "Rock-rose". Plantlife. Archived from the original on 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  65. ^ "Scottish primrose". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  66. ^ "Opposite-leaved golden-saxifrage". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  67. ^ "Spring cinquefoil". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  68. ^ "Lesser water-plantain". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  69. ^ "Viper's-bugloss". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  70. ^ "Coralroot orchid". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  71. ^ "Broom". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  72. ^ "Twinflower". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  73. ^ "Holy-grass". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  74. ^ "Dune helleborine". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  75. ^ "Sticky catchfly". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  76. ^ "One-flowered wintergreen". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  77. ^ "Chickweed wintergreen". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  78. ^ "Alpine bearberry". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  79. ^ "Cloudberry". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  80. ^ "Alpine gentian". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  81. ^ "Bogbean". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  82. ^ "Bog asphodel". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  83. ^ "Maiden pink". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  84. ^ "Viola lutea". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.[permanent dead link‍]
  85. ^ "Shetland mouse-ear". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  86. ^ "Scottish dock". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  87. ^ "Common spotted-orchid". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  88. ^ "Hebridean spotted-orchid". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  89. ^ "Yellow iris". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  90. ^ "Spotted rock-rose". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  91. ^ "Snowdon lily". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  92. ^ "Wild leek". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  93. ^ "Whorled caraway". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  94. ^ "Limestone woundwort". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  95. ^ "Bell heather". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  96. ^ "Yellow whitlow grass". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  97. ^ "Welsh poppy". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  98. ^ "Spiked speedwell". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
  99. ^ "Radnor lily". Plantlife. Retrieved 2018-07-06.

Bibliography

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