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Bright purple bloom of field cow-wheat with 4 main sprays of flowers

Field Cow-Wheat: Hope for this Unlikely Magenta Marvel

Field cow-wheat (Melampyrum arvense) is a striking plant, sending up bright purple sprays of flowers in the summer. Our Conservation Lead for the South, Caroline, describes this peculiar plant,…

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