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Dog Rose (Rosa canina)

Height up to 270cm

The Dog Rose gets its name from the Romans who believed that its roots could cure a man bitten by a mad dog.The Robins Pincushion is common on the dog rose, this gall can contain up to 60 chambers each containing the larva of the gall wasp Diplolepis rosae

Did you know:- Rose-hips are rich in vitamin C and that many generations were brought up on Rosehip syrup.

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	Robins Pincushion

Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)

Height up to 6m

The beautifully scented Honeysuckle is especially fragrant at dusk. Its flowers darken once they have been pollinated by insects. It was once used by herbalists to treat headaches, lung infections and asthma. Bees cannot reach the pollen at the base of the flowers, but they are visited by Hawkmoths and by the rare White Admiral butterfly.


	Did you know:- An old superstition suggests that if Honeysuckle is brought into the house a wedding will follow and that if its flowers are placed in a girls bedroom, she will have romantic dreams.




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Buddleia (buddleia davidii)

Height up to 2.75m

Also known as the butterfly bush as its scented flowers attract many varieties of butterflies and day flying moths including the fascinating humming bird hawk moth. It was introduced from China late in the 19th century and has now become naturalised in many parts of the country as it seeds readily in very little soil.

Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)

Height up to 90cm

The Blackberry or Bramble is an important food plant for many creatures from shield bugs and moths to mice which eat the fruit.

Did you know:- Folklore suggests that Blackberries should not be eaten after Michaelmas (Sept 29th) as the Devil then spits on them, it is not the Devil but the Flesh Fly, that dribbles its saliva on them at about this time.

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