Flower Properties

Flower Details

Description

A low-growing perennial wildflower with bright blue, four-petalled flowers and creeping stems. Often found in meadows, hedgerows, and lawns, it is one of the UK’s most recognisable spring wildflowers.

Distribution

Native across Europe and common throughout the UK in grasslands, woodland edges, and roadside verges.

Medicinal/Other Uses

Traditionally used as an expectorant and digestive aid in folk medicine. It was once brewed as a tea to ease coughs, congestion, and stomach upsets.

Edibility

Leaves were historically used to make a mild herbal tea, though it is not commonly consumed today.

Human Toxicity

Non_Toxic

Considered safe; not associated with significant toxicity.

Pet Toxicity

Not Toxic

Active Compounds

Contains iridoid glycosides, tannins, and flavonoids with mild anti-inflammatory and astringent properties.

Quality Issue

Action: Enhanced. Several flowers were outside the sharp focus plane and surrounding stems competed strongly with them.