Sea Holly (Eringyum maritimum)
Plants with blue or purple flowers | |
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Common Sea Lavender | Rock Sea Lavender |
Vernal Squill | Sea Holly |
Sheep's Bit | Dune Pansy |
Plants with green or brown flowers | |
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Sea Beet | Sea Spurge |
Alexanders | Sea Plantain |
Grasses | |
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Marram Grass | Lyme Grass |
Cord Grass | Sea Couch Grass |
Trees & Shrubs | |
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Sea Buckthorn | Creeping Willow |
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Sea Holly is easily recognisable by its blue-green or grey-green leaves, similar in shape to that of the holly tree. It grows at the back of beaches in shingle or on sand dunes. The flowers are powder-blue and can be seen during July and August.