Family: Brassicaceae - crucifers Lunaria annua, called honesty or annual honesty in English, is a species of flowering plant native to the Balkans and south west Asia, and naturalized throughout the temperate world. It is an annual or biennial growing to 90 cm (35 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) broad, with large, coarse, pointed oval leaves with marked serrations.…

Other names: Lilac Family: Oleaceae Flower Colour: lavender, purple, pink, white, Bloom in: May, Type of flowering: number of petals 4, Syringa vulgaris - common Lilac Syringa vulgaris is a large deciduous shrub or multistemmed small tree, growing to 6–7 m (20–23 ft) high. It produces secondary shoots from the base or roots, with stem diameters…

Synonyms: Digitalis purpurea var. gloxiniiflora Other names: Common Foxglove Family: Plantaginaceae Flower Colour: red, pink, white, Bloom in: June, July, Type of flowering: other flowers, Digitalis purpurea - foxglove Digitalis purpurea is an herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 10–35 cm (3.9–13.8…

Silver Birch - Betula pendula Synonyms: Betula alba, Betula verrucosaOther names: Warty Birch, European Weeping Birch, European White Birch, East Asian White Birch Family: Betulaceae Flower Colour: yellow, green, Bloom in: April, May, Type of flowering: other flowers, Betula pendula - silver Birch The silver birch typically reaches 15 to 25 m (49 to…