Western Isles - Wild Flowers - Wildflowers & - Hebrides Flowers

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

Famous for creating a carpet of blue flowers in early summer woodlands.The bluebell is a protected species.

Birds foot trefoil, a member of the pea family. Its clover like lovely tiny yellow flowers are seen all over The Isles.

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

Bog Asphodel, Bright Yellow flowers on a long spiky stem, the yellow wildflowers show orange tips after flowering

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

Bog Cotton - really does look like cotton - attached to the stems and blowing in the wind.

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

Butterwort has violet two-lipped flowers. It is a carnivorous plant that catches insects. It is seen all over The Western Isles.

Sea Campion - lovely white wildflowers that can be seen on the cliff tops and flower here from May to July

White Campion - that are native to The Western Isles , we also get ragged robin flowers here which are a type of campion

Surprisingly it was the lesser celandine that Wordsworth loved best - not daffodils as many think.

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

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

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

A familiar, native wildflower. Attractive, silver white blooms with golden-yellow 'eyes' seen all over The Western Isles

These lovely tiny white or lilac flowers the eyebright are seen in The Western Isles throughout the summer, pretty wildflowers.

Compact violet purple flowers - are a delight to see especially as they are becoming a little more rare.

Tiny blue flowers with a yellow centre, there are five types of forget me nots to be found in the Western Isles

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

Funghi - Toadstools & Mushrooms seen all over The Western Isles. All manner of shapes, Colours & Sizes

This lovely pink mauve geranium, the doves foot cranesbill is a really pretty wildflower. The mauve centres are stunning

Meadow Cranesbill - a lovely purple geranium, not native to the Western Isles, maybe garden escapes, but still pretty

Gorse likes the acid soil. The yellow flowers on this spiny evergreen shrub are prolific during April and May

Nodding blue bell shaped flowers display through the summer in the Hebrides amongst the machair's

Tiny little pretty yellow wildflowers seen all over The Western Isles. Many consider a weed - but it is too pretty to be a weed

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

Honeysuckle, native to the Western Isles, This plant was a mass of flowers wedged in the rock face at Lingerbay - Isle of Harris

Purple irises grow wild in The Isle of Harris, near Leverburgh, a protected species that only grow in the one place.

The wild iris or flag iris are very prolific here in The Hebrides. The flowers appear from April through to June.

Clusters of Yellow wildflowers with patches of orange or red on them creating lovely bright displays

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

Clusters of yellow wildflowers that create a carpet on the machair or by the sea on the sandy dunes.

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

Lovely wildflowers, white water lilies grow wild in the lochs in The Western Isles - Isle of Lewis

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 .

A plant of wet meadows, marshes , wet woodlands, grows well in shade. Bright, glowing yellow flowers in the spring!

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.

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

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

This orchid loves the acid peat moorland or damp pastures. This orchid is specific to The Western Isles

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

Tiny delicate wildflower, the lesser butterfly orchid, in recent times seen only in Western Scotland & The Western Isles.

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

Sea Plantain, green flowers whose anthers are yellow, these lovely yellow wildflowers, thrive by the sea

Primroses, Creamy Yellow Wildflowers. One of the first flowers in the Hebrides to herald in spring.

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

It is hard to believe - but these pretty yellow wildflowers are really weeds, all the same very pretty flowers

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

Scabious or Devils bit, pinky purple flowers, so called as the roots appear like they have been bitten off (by by the devil)

Sea Mayweed A common seaside plant, with lovely white daisylike wildflowers - flowering June to September

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

The underside of the leaves of the silverweed plant are silver in colour - hence the name.

There are 6 types of Speedwell growing here. This species can be identified by the hairs on either side of the stem...

The star shaped delicate purple or blue wildflowers are low growing and tolerant of salt spray.

Golden yellow star shaped wildflowers that appear in sprays above the succulent leaves, in rock crevices or on the sand.

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

Tansy a perennial herbaceous flowering plant of the aster family, The yellow buttonlike wildflowers are lovely

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

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

The tiny flowers create a carpet along the moors really are very pretty when you take the time to look close up - so very tiny!

Bush Vetch, a climbing perennial climbing lovely purple wildflowers western Isles.

Tufted Vetch, a perennial climbing herb - with blue wild flowers from May to August in The Western Isles.

Yellow Rattle an annual seen in the Western Isles. The tube like yellow flowers appear in the summer .

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