Annual Biennial
A native, annual wildflower, common throughout the British Isles but favouring the west and north. 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, 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