Annual Biennial
A native, annual wildflower, found throughout the British Isles but favouring the south. Slender upright stems to about 50cm carry narrow, pointed leaves that are food for heath fritillary butterfly and lead-coloured pug moth caterpillars. Narrow, tubular, pale yellow flowers are carried in widely spaced pairs on the upper half of the stem from late spring to early autumn, peaking in summer and providing nectar for bees
Position
Full shade, Partial shade
Soil Types
Loam, Sand