County flower of cornwall, kernow, Cornish Heath, a wildflower emblem for each county in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man
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Cornwall/Kernow

Cornish Heath (Erica vagans)

Image:Cornish Heath (Erica vagans)

The lilac blooms of Cornish Heath add a unique Cornish ingredient to the beauty of the Lizard moors in late summer, the only part of Britain where this shrub is found.

Habitat: heaths. Flowers: August-September

Image © Bob Gibbons/Natural Image