County flowers of the United Kingdom

In 2002 Plantlife ran a "County Flowers" campaign to assign flowers to each of the counties of the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. The results of this campaign designated a single plant species to a "county or metropolitan area" in the UK and Isle of Man.[1]. Some English counties already had flowers traditionally associated with them before 2002, 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).

England
CountyImageCommon nameScientific nameCounty status
BedfordshireBee orchid[2]Ophrys apiferaNative
BerkshireSummer snowflake[3]Leucojum aestivumNative
BristolMaltese-cross[4]Silene chalcedonicaCasual
BuckinghamshireChiltern gentian[5]Gentianella germanicaNative
CambridgeshirePasqueflower[6][7]Pulsatilla vulgarisNative
CheshireCuckooflower[8]Cardamine pratensisNative
CornwallCornish heath[9]Erica vagansNative
County DurhamSpring gentian[10]Gentiana vernaNative
CumbriaGrass-of-Parnassus[11]Parnassia palustrisNative
DerbyshireJacob's-ladder[12]Polemonium caeruleumNative
DevonPrimrose[13]Primula vulgarisNative
DorsetDorset heath[14]Erica ciliarisNative
EssexCommon poppy[15]Papaver rhoeasNative
GloucestershireWild daffodil[16]Narcissus pseudonarcissusNative
Greater ManchesterCommon cotton-grass[17]Eriophorum angustifoliumNative
HampshireDog-rose[18]Rosa caninaNative
HerefordshireMistletoe[19]Viscum albumNative
HertfordshirePasqueflower[6][7]Pulsatilla vulgarisNative
HuntingdonshireWater-violet[20]Hottonia palustrisNative
Isle of WightPyramidal orchid[21]Anacamptis pyramidalisNative
Isles of ScillyThrift[22]Armeria maritimaNative
KentHop[23]Humulus lupulusNative
LancashireRed rose[24]Rosa gallica officinalisAbsent
LeedsBilberry[25]Vaccinium myrtillusNative
LeicestershireFoxglove[26]Digitalis purpureaNative
LincolnshireCommon dog-violet[27]Viola rivinianaNative
LondonRosebay willowherb[28]Epilobium angustifoliumNative
MerseysideSea-holly[29]Eryngium maritimumNative
MiddlesexWood anemone[30]Anemone nemorosaNative
NorfolkCommon poppy[15][lower-alpha 1]Papaver rhoeasNative
NorthamptonshireCowslip[33]Primula verisNative
NorthumberlandBloody crane's-bill[34]Geranium sanguineumNative
NottinghamNottingham catchfly[35]Silene nutansNative
NottinghamshireAutumn crocus[36]Crocus nudiflorusArchaeophyte
OxfordshireSnake's-head fritillary[37]Fritillaria meleagrisNative
RutlandClustered bellflower[38]Campanula glomerataNative
SheffieldWood crane's-bill[39]Geranium sylvaticumNative
ShropshireRound-leaved sundew[40]Drosera rotundifoliaNative
SomersetCheddar pink[41]Dianthus gratianopolitanusNative
StaffordshireHeather[42]Calluna vulgarisNative
SuffolkOxlip[43]Primula elatiorNative
SurreyCowslip[33]Primula verisNative
SussexRound-headed rampion[44]Phyteuma orbiculareNative
Tyne and WearMonkeyflower[45]Mimulus guttatusNeophyte
WarwickshireHoneysuckle[46]Lonicera periclymenumNative
West MidlandsFoxglove[26]Digitalis purpureaNative
WiltshireBurnt-tip orchid[47]Neotinea ustulataNative
WorcestershireCowslip[33]Primula verisNative
YorkshireHarebell[48]Campanula rotundifoliaNative

Isle of Man
CountyImageCommon nameScientific nameCounty status
Isle of Man[lower-alpha 2]Fuchsia[50]Fuchsia magellanicaNeophyte

Northern Ireland
CountyImageCommon nameScientific nameCounty status
AntrimHarebell[48]Campanula rotundifoliaNative
ArmaghCowbane[51]Cicuta virosaNative
BelfastGorse[52]Ulex europaeusNative
LondonderryPurple saxifrage[53]Saxifraga oppositifoliaNative
DownSpring squill[54]Scilla vernaNative
FermanaghGlobeflower[55]Trollius europaeusNative
TyroneBog-rosemary[56]Andromeda polifoliaNative

Scotland
CountyImageCommon nameScientific nameCounty status
AberdeenshireBearberry[57]Arctostaphylos uva-ursiNative
AngusAlpine catchfly[58]Silene suecicaNative
ArgyllFoxglove[26]Digitalis purpureaNative
AyrshireGreen-winged orchid[59]Anacamptis morioNative
BanffshireDark-red helleborine[60]Epipactis atrorubensNative
BerwickshireRock-rose[61]Helianthemum nummulariumNative
ButeThrift[22]Armeria maritimaNative
CaithnessScottish primrose[62]Primula scoticaNative
ClackmannanshireOpposite-leaved golden-saxifrage[63]Chrysosplenium oppositifoliumNative
CromartySpring cinquefoil[64]Potentilla neumannianaNative
DumfriesshireHarebell[48]Campanula rotundifoliaNative
DunbartonshireLesser water-plantain[65]Baldellia ranunculoidesNative
East LothianViper's-bugloss[66]Echium vulgareNative
FifeCoralroot orchid[67]Corallorrhiza trifidaNative
GlasgowBroom[68]Cytisus scopariusNative
Inverness-shireTwinflower[69]Linnaea borealisNative
KinrossHoly-grass[70]Hierochloe odorataNative
KirkcudbrightBog-rosemary[56]Andromeda polifoliaNative
LanarkshireDune helleborine[71]Epipactis leptochilaNative
MidlothianSticky catchfly[72]Silene viscariaNative
MorayOne-flowered wintergreen[73]Moneses unifloraNative
NairnChickweed wintergreen[74]Trientalis europaeaNative
OrkneyAlpine bearberry[75]Arctostaphylos alpinaNative
PeeblesshireCloudberry[76]Rubus chamaemorusNative
PerthshireAlpine gentian[77]Gentiana nivalisNative
RenfrewshireBogbean[78]Menyanthes trifoliataNative
RossBog asphodel[79]Narthecium ossifragumNative
RoxburghshireMaiden pink[80]Dianthus deltoidesNative
SelkirkshireMountain pansy[81]Viola luteaNative
ShetlandShetland mouse-ear[82]Cerastium nigrescensNative
StirlingshireScottish dock[83]Rumex aquaticusNative
SutherlandGrass-of-Parnassus[11]Parnassia palustrisNative
West LothianCommon spotted-orchid[84]Dactylorhiza fuchsiiNative
Western IslesHebridean spotted-orchid[85]Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. hebridensisNative
WigtownshireYellow iris[86]Iris pseudacorusNative

Wales
CountyImageCommon nameScientific nameCounty status
AngleseySpotted rock-rose[87]Tuberaria guttataNative
BrecknockshireCuckooflower[8]Cardamine pratensisNative
CaernarfonshireSnowdon lily[88]Gagea serotina, syn. Lloydia serotinaNative
CardiffWild leek[89]Allium ampeloprasumNative
CarmarthenshireWhorled caraway[90]Carum verticillatumNative
CeredigionBog-rosemary[56]Andromeda polifoliaNative
DenbighshireLimestone woundwort[91]Stachys alpinaNative
FlintshireBell heather[92]Erica cinereaNative
GlamorganYellow whitlow-grass[93]Draba aizoidesNative
MerionethWelsh poppy[94]Papaver cambricumNative
MonmouthshireFoxglove[26]Digitalis purpureaNative
MontgomeryshireSpiked speedwell[95]Veronica spicataNative
PembrokeshireThrift[22]Armeria maritimaNative
RadnorshireRadnor lily[96]Gagea bohemicaNative

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

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