Common plants – garden escapes
These species are commonly found growing at the side of paths, roads and other places near human habitation. They are introduced plants that have escaped from cultivation.
Papaver cambricum (Welsh poppy)
(Papaver cambricum article)
Yellow or orange flowers, large petals
‘Pepperpot’ seedheads
Family: Papaveraceae
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum (variegated yellow archangel)
Green leaves with silver markings
Yellow flowers
Family: Lamiaceae
Alchemilla mollis (lady’s-mantle)
Clusters of small, yellow flowers
Soft, lobed leaves
Family: Rosaceae
Linaria purpurea (purple toadflax)
Purple flowers on tall spikes
Grey-green leaves
Family: Scrophulariaceae
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Collect data for the Botanical Society of Scotland Urban Flora of Scotland Project
© Heather Forbes/BSS
