Also known as Turkish Squill. Originally coming from the cool shores of the Black Sea, this squill naturalises extremely well here, enjoying most woodland conditions and some moisture. Of a similar size to our bluebell, it spreads in the same way to provide a carpet of blue but a month earlier. Although a most useful and attractive plant it is currently ignored by most bulb producers.

The other native daffodil and now considered a sub-species of N.pseudonarcissus, this is excellent for naturalising. Found locally and uniquely near Tenby in Dyfed, it is an attractive little golden daffodil and emblem of Wales. Easy to grow and undemanding it reaches only 20-30cm (8-12) and flowers in March.

This the ancestor of A.porrum, the leek. In the wild in the British Isles it occurs on some rocky coasts of Cornwall, the Scillies and of course here in S.Wales. As tall as the cultivated vegetable, with similar purple umbels of flowers, it grows from a cloved bulb. The form we grow here is also called Babingtons Leek and produces bulbils on its flower heads from which it can be propagated.

The associations with Homers amorous hero and the Welsh lover's knot, hint at the aphrodisiac potential of this plant. Related to the Trilliums, this also is a woodland plant with a rhizome producing its 4 leaves and single yellow flower in early summer shade.