WildBristol.uk - Discovering Wildlife in Bristol

Widespread and fairly frequent throughout the UK. Habitat includes: Neutral to base-rich soils in places such as open woodland, scrub, roadsides, chalk grassland, meadows, marshland, dune-slacks, fens, mildly acidic heaths, wasteland, abandoned gravel-pits, quarries, railway banks etc. Tuberous Perennial. Flowers June to early August (I've seen it flower in late May). Height: 10 - 60 cm.