Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Wild flowers 

Monkeyflower

Erythrante guttata


Appearance

Soft annual with a creeping base that gives rise to a floppy upright flower stalk. Leaves oval and pointed with small lateral teeth; opposite and unstalked. Flower large, yellow and tubular with 5 labiate petals; inside with small red spots.

Habitat

Appeared in flower-pot outside greenhouse July, 2023.


Months in flower

2020
2021
2022
2023