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 

Ivy leaved toadflax

Cymbalaria muralis


Appearance

Small creeping annual with green ivy-like leaves. Flowers tiny, mauve and snapdragon-like. Stem reddish.

Habitat

Growing on stonework of outshed until renovation. Now confined to a small patch growing from a crack on the doorstep of the outshed.


Months in flower

2020
2021
2022
2023