Common Name: Wild Cyclamen or Sowbread
Latin Name: Cyclamen hederifolium
Description: Heart shaped ivy like leaves and rounded flower
Season: autumn
Colour: pink or white
More Information: The common name of Sowbread is thought to originate from wild cyclamen being eaten by pigs. The name is similarly associated with pigs in eg France where it is called pain de pourceau.
Location: Woodland, hedgerow and river banks. The flowers above were photographed in the lanes above the River Teifi
Common Name: Common Toadflax
Latin Name: Linaria vulgaris
Description: Long narrow leaves and growing up to 90 cm high into hedges.
Season: June to [sometimes] November
Colour: Yellow and gold into orange.
More Information: A splash of spring colour as autumn approaches – similar in shape to Snapdragons.
Location: Along the lanes and in banks under hedges throughout west Wales.
Common Name: Sea campion
Latin Name: Silene maritima
Description: Five petals and about 6 inches high
Season: Late May till September
Colour: White and palest pink
More Information: Can grow in the cliffs and tolerates salt
Location: Along the coast paths