A rare flower facing extinction in Britain is making a recovery in the grass verges of an East Hampshire town. The sticky catchfly, which has short leafy shoots and conspicuous bright pink flowers in ... Plant Royal Catchfly, and you will be rewarded with brilliant red fireworks in your summer garden.

Understanding the Context

Add to the cast hummingbirds and butterflies, and this summer drama gets even more riveting. Probably ... Nottingham Post: Historic Nottingham Catchfly to return to the Castle grounds a century after it disappeared The Nottingham Catchfly (Silene nutans ), a delicate yet hardy plant known for its dainty, drooping white petals was once abundant in the grounds of Nottingham Castle - which is where it got its ... Historic Nottingham Catchfly to return to the Castle grounds a century after it disappeared Numbers of one of Scotland’s rarest plants have more than trebled on a hill in central Scotland following restoration work.

Key Insights

Sticky catchfly is a nationally rare species with fewer than 18 populations ...