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Hybrid bluebell Hyacinthoides x massartiana illustrated for Field Studies Council Urban Plants of Scotland fold-out guide

Marram grass Ammophila arenaria with detail of flowering head, ligule and in-rolled leaf

Water forget-me-not Myosotis scorpiodes showing growth habit

Skullcap Scutellaria galericulata showing distinctive blue flowers

Lone flower of the Field forget me not showing distinctive geometry and bright blue colour of the bloom

Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana cut to white

Bluebell flower Hyancinthoides non-scripta, single blossom

Eudicot plant variety.  Plants illustrated are: , Ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea,  Hawkweed  Hieracium, Meadow saxifrage  Saxifraga granulata, Globe flower Trollius europaeus, Wood Bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, and the Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica.

Monocot plant variety with seedling.  Plants shown are: Soft-leaved or Mountain sedge Carex montan, Meadow saffron Colchium autumnale, Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsed, Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Wood rush Luzula sylvatica, and Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum

Monocot plant variety featuring numerous monocots such as rush, grass, bluebell, sedge, and crocus.

Ivy-leaved Bellflower sketch Wahlenbergia hederacea showing sprawling habit

Eudicot plant variety with eudicot seedling. Plants illustrated are: Ivy-leaved bellflower Wahlenbergia hederacea, Hawkweed Hieracium, Meadow saxifrage Saxifraga granulata, Globe flower Trollius europaeus, Wood Bitter-vetch Vicia orobus, and Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica.

Heath Milkwort Polygala serpyllifolia showing sprawling habit and calyx and seed detail

Changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor showing yellow and pink and blue flowers

Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum with lots of berries on one sprig.  Designed for packaging.

Blue tit cut to white

Blue mussels Mytilus edulis with byssal threads on wooden piling.  Illustration includes barnacles and limpets, and some bladder wrack seaweed.  Illustration from “30 Animals that made us smarter” by Patrick Ayree (BBC Books).

Lungwort Pulmonaria officianalis showing distinctive spotted leaves

Lesser Periwinkle Vinca minor compared to Greater Periwinkle Vinca major.  Sketchbook study sheet shows details of flowers, leaves, leaf venation, a habit sketch, and cross sections of the periwinkle flowers.

Common Blue-sow thistle Cicerbita macrophylla sketchbook page compared to Alpine Sow-thistle Cicerbita alpina. Details of leaf venation, habit sketch, individual ray florets, seed information, and associated comparative details of the Alpine Sow-thistle

Periwinkle Vinca major flower sketch concentrating on the blues of the petals.

Sea holly Eryngium maritimum with single bract and seed

Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana sketchbook study

Spiked speedwell Veronica spicata botanical illustration of this rare pyramid shaped blue wild flower