CORNISH HEDGES - WOODLAND HEDGE FLORA
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 will flower even in the shadier hedge, but in fact they grow in sunny Cornish hedges more abundantly and with their full rich deep purplish-blue colouring. These are growing in dappled shade at the foot of a Cornish hedge along with greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea).)
 likes to grow along the foot of the woodland hedge, though like the bluebell it flowers better in sunshine as long as its roots are damp.)
 that seldom flowers, a foxglove plant on the right and the powdery grey lichen Lepraria incana covering the face of the hedge on the left.)
. Cornish hedges hold a significant portion of the world%27s population of this fern.)
 is an introduced plant which has naturalised in woodland hedges, appreciating lack of competition between the stones of the shady Cornish hedge. Like others among the less robust hedge plants it is soon discouraged by the effects of flailing.)
 tolerates a shaded woodland hedge and is a persistent plant under adverse conditions. Although a native species it is one of those that "follows man" so may indicate a garden nearby and will stand a degree of flail-enrichment.)
 just shows one of the small pale lilac-tinted flowers. Wood sorrel used to grow in the crevices of many shady hedges but cannot stand the competition with flail-enriched weeds and ivy so has largely disappeared from along the roadside hedges.)
 has also largely disappeared from the shady roadside hedges where it was once abundant. It cannot compete with the flail-induced ivy and since the old practice of casting up fallen soil from the foot of the hedge with a Cornish shovel has been discontinued, the primrose seed is no longer returned to the top of the hedge so in time the plants die out and are not replaced.)