Seasonal Wild Flowers

Bugloss

Anchusa arvensis

Boraginaceae

April to September

It is found throughout the country apart from parts of the

Northwest and the far Southwest.

See the BSBI distribution map for Bugloss

It is considered a weed of well-drained arable fields and

a wild flower on waste land, dunes and sandy heaths.

It is an archaeophyte.

Bugloss is an annual or biennial, bristly herb growing up

to 50cm.

Flowers are bright blue with white honey guides and

up to 1cm across.

Leaves are glandular, bristly, oval to lanceolate and

up to 15cm long.

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Bugloss, Snape Maltings, Suffolk

Flower head

Close-up of flowers

Bristly upper leaves

Stem and lower leaves