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 

Bush vetch

Vicia sepium


Appearance

Medium-sized, clambering annual with long stalks bearing opposite branches of 5-7 ovate, finely hairy leaves that end with a blunt tip. Flowers purple, in small clusters, pea-like in form, arising from leaf branch bases.    

Habitat

Beneath the jasmine in the flower border.  


Months in flower

2020
2021
2022
2023