Scientific Name: Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum.
English Name: Purple Gromwell.
French Name: Le Grémil pourpre-bleu.
5 Key Characters:
Habitat: Open woodland and scrub on calcareous soils.
Flowering Period: April-May-June.
Status: Widespread, locally common, conspicuous.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
Photographs numbered from left to right and top to bottom. 1 - 7 by a track on a limestone spur near Preuilly-sur-Claise, April.
English Name: Purple Gromwell.
French Name: Le Grémil pourpre-bleu.
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- bright deep blue star shaped flowers 12 - 15 mm across.
- spreading downy plant up to 60 cm high.
- long pointed stalkless rough dark green leaves.
- flowers have white throats.
- flowers start off red-purple.
Habitat: Open woodland and scrub on calcareous soils.
Flowering Period: April-May-June.
Status: Widespread, locally common, conspicuous.
Photographed by Loire Valley Nature:
Photographs numbered from left to right and top to bottom. 1 - 7 by a track on a limestone spur near Preuilly-sur-Claise, April.
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