Pink - Red wildflowers of the Western Isles, often overlooked these colourful flowers on their long stems create quite a display.

Pretty mimulus luteus, grows here in the Hebrides almost wild. It is thought to have been introduced but thrives very well.

Bog bean - Common in the bogs and lochs in The Western Isles - has white star shaped flowers in the early spring.

Lovely purple thistle like flowers adorn the long stems throughout July to September in The Western Isles of Scotland.

Five pink petals petals and a yellow centre open in the sunshine throughout June to September. They are a type of gentian

Pink, Red or Purple wildflowers flowers common to the Western Isles, really pretty when you view the flower close

Tiny pink flowers which grow wild in various places throughout the western Isles. Lovely wildflowers of the Hebrides.

A Tall plant thrives in woodlands, moors, mountains & sea cliffs. It likes acidic soils and so is suited to the Western Isles.

This lovely pink mauve geranium, the doves foot cranesbill, a really pretty wildflower with mauve centres

Vibrant bright pink bell heather, a lovely purple pink heather that profusely covers the rocks and drier parts of the island

Cross Leaved Heath Heather, often called Bog Heather as it loves damp moist conditions is a much paler heather

Pale pink mauve heather,dense terminal flower spikes. These tiny flowers aren't bell shaped like the other 2 heathers here

These lovely purple wildflowers look like thistles, but they have no spikes, seen all over the Western Isles

Lousewort grows wild here in the Western Isles on the damp moorland - wherever the ground is damp and moist.

Particular areas of the Western Isles have their own machair's made up of all different types of wildflowers .

Common Milkwort, blue, pink, mauve or white udder like wildflowers, one of the types seen here in the Hebrides

Heath Milkwort, blue, pink, or white flowers, similar to the common milkwort, flowering on marshy grass or moorland

This lovely mauve, pink, purple lilac plant grows near streams or wet boggy marshy land here in the Hebrides

Montbretia grows wild in some parts of the Western Isles. In September its bright copper colour makes stunning wildflowers.

There are around 7 species of orchids to be seen around the Western Isles, all are specatcularly pretty wildflowers

These Orchids love non acid soil and love the machairs of The Western Isles, flowers are carried in a dense spike of 20~30

The Hebridean spotted Orchid is specific to the Western isles and likes the lime that the sea shells bring to the sand & machair.

The flower spike is dense , square topped, with 10-40 bright purple to magenta coloured flowers

The ragged robin wildflower, member of the carnation family, lovely pink flowers, likes damp places

Striking bright pink wildflowers, native to the Western Isles, provide for insects, the fruit or hips borne in the wind for birds

The wild flowers on this plant which can be seen actually growing in the sand are very delicate and pretty.

These lovely little red and purple wildflowers Self Heal - are native to Scotland and The UK

Pale pink star shaped wildflowers that appear in sprays above the succulent leaves, in rock crevices....

The first of the three thistles to flower in the Western isles summers, these lovely deep purple flowers in clusters

These pretty pink flowers are very pretty. The flower heads are larger than the creeping or marsh thistle flowers,

Tiny pink flowers seem to grow anywhere on the sandy coastal areas of the Western Isles as well as all over Scotland

The first of the three thistles to flower in the Western isles summers, these lovely deep purple flowers in clusters

This grass often though of as a weed is really very pretty with its purple flower heads.

Many different types of seaweed wash up on the Hebrides shores, some are really pretty. Read more and see pictures.

Lichen organisms / funghi are really diverse. From bright yellow lichen through to grey green lichen