Species search

All the species that have been added to this database have been found and (with a very few exceptions) photographed in Heene Cemetery. [Number of species matching these criteria: 32.]

Alba Semi-plena rose

Alba Semi-plena is an old rose that produces clusters of large milk-white flowers.

(Rosa x alba 'Semi-Plena')

(Roses)

This pink, semi-double flowered rose was first hybridized in 1823.

(Rosa x alba 'Amelia')

(Roses)

Bramble

Brambles may annoy gardeners but foragers welcome the fact that they provide blackberries, rich in vitamin C.

(Rubus fruticosus agg.)

(Roses)

Celsiana is an old rose cultivar, a Damask rose (an old group said to have been brought to Europe from the Middle East).

(Rosa damascena 'Celsiana')

(Roses)

Cotoneaster sp.

Cotoneaster sp. is not our wild cotoneaster, but an introduced species of unknown provenance.

(Cotoneaster sp.)

(Roses)

Cowslip

Flowering later than the primrose, the Cowslip is also a useful addition to the early season list of culinary ingredients.

(Primula veris)

(Primroses)

Crab Apple

The white or pink flowers appear in May. This is not the same as our cultivated apple, which is Malus domestica.

(Malus sylvestris agg.)

(Roses)

Crab Apple 'Golden Hornet'

This Crab Apple an ornamental cultivar of a naturally occurring hybrid species Malus x zumi that is native to Japan.

(Malus × zumi)

(Roses)

Creeping Cinquefoil

Creeping Cinquefoil is a native plant, flowering from May, that may in fact have leaves with from 5 to 7 leaflets.

(Potentilla reptans)

(Roses)

Cultivated Apple (Egremont Russet)

This variety of cultivated Apple is a dessert cultivar, developed in the 1870s by the Earl of Egremont at Petworth.

(Malus domestica)

(Roses)

Cultivated Apple (Peasgood's Nonsuch)

The Peasgood's Nonsuch apple variety is a dessert and cooking cultivar developed in 1858.

(Malus domestica)

(Roses)

Dog-rose

The name of this native Dog-rose may be a corruption of 'dagger rose' because of its long thorns.

(Rosa canina)

(Roses)

Dog-rose x. Field-rose

This rose is a hybrid cross between two native roses, the Dog-rose and the Field-rose.

(Rosa canina x stylosa)

(Roses)

Dutch Rose

The Dutch Rose is derived from the native British 'Japanese Rose' and an unknown second parent.

(Rosa rugosa Hollandica)

(Roses)

Garden Strawberry

The Garden Strawberry is an escapee that has made its way into Heene Cemetery.

(Fragaria ananassa)

(Roses)

Hawthorn

The white or pink-tinged flowers in May of the native Hawthorn tree are followed by the crimson berries called haws.

(Crataegus monogyna)

(Roses)

Indian Strawberry

The introduced Indian Strawberry has yellow flowers and a dry strawberry-like fruit that is not worth eating.

(Potentilla indica)

(Roses)

Ivy-leaved Cyclamen

Cyclamens are members of the Primrose family, and this one is a hardy flowering plant that doesn't lose its leaves in winter.

(Cyclamen hederifolium)

(Primroses)

Lady's Mantle has alternate leaves and a profusion of very small 5-petalled flowers.

(Alchemilla vulgaris agg.)

(Roses)

Mme. Grégoire Staechelin rose

This climbing rose has pink, semi-double flowers. It was first hybridized in 1927.

(Rosa x hybrida 'Mme Grégoire Staechelin')

(Roses)

Polyanthus

Polyanthuses are garden varieties of Primroses which have been cultivated for their colour varieties.

(Polyanthus sp.)

(Primroses)

Potentilla

The bright yellow Potentilla shrub attracts an array of beetles and other insects.

(Potentilla sp.)

(Roses)

Primrose

The March flowering of our native primroses is a welcome sight in the countryside.

(Primula vulgaris)

(Primroses)

Raspberry

Raspberry plants are usually perennials which give biennial stems or 'canes'.

(Rubus idaeus)

(Roses)

Reine des Violettes rose

This multi-petalled magenta flower emerges from a thornless stem. It was first hybridized in 1860.

(Rosa x hybrida 'Reine de Violettes')

(Roses)

Rose de Rescht is an old rose cultivar, a Damask rose (an old group said to have been brought to Europe from the Middle East by the Crusaders).

(Rosa damascena 'Rose de Rescht')

(Roses)

Rowan

The Rowan is a small, slender deciduous tree that sports feather-shaped leaves, and creamy white flowers and scarlet berries.

(Sorbus aucuparia)

(Roses)

Salad Burnet in mid-April 2025.

(Sanguisorba minor)

(Roses)

Scarlet Pimpernel

The native Scarlet Pimpernel has star-like flowers that vary in colour (red, pink, lilac, blue) appearing from May.

(Anagallis arvensis)

(Primroses)

Wichurana Rambler rose

This distinctive cerise-crimson rose is a vigorous rambler with little or no fragrance and lavish, medium-sized double blooms.

(Rosa wichuraiana ‘Excelsa’)

(Roses)

Wild Cherry trees bear clusters of delicate white flowers in April, often providing ethereal displays in Spring.

(Prunus avium)

(Roses)

Wood Avens or Herb Bennet

Flowering from May, the yellow flowers of Wood Avens or Herb Bennet are a familiar sight in gardens nowadays.

(Geum urbanum)

(Roses)