Photo © David Fenwick |
An introduced shrub occasionally found carpeting the ground in woods or abandoned gardens. Flower diameter c 25-30 mm ID: Asymmetrical shape of petals unique, apart from V difformis and V major, which have similar flowers and are sometimes grown in gardens and may escape. V difformis has larger (30-45 mm across) paler flowers with more obliquely cut petals, so appearing more asymmetrical. V major has the leaf-margins minutely hairy, the other two do not. Other features: Leaves evergreen, looking rather like Privet. Flower colour sometimes paler and/or mauver than in pic on left. Non-flowering stems root at tips. |