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(Phyteuma orbiculare )
A deep blue, almost purple wildflower that is not as it seems: each head, rather than being a single bloom, is actually a collection of smaller ones, huddled together. Close up it looks rather like a sea anemone about to curl around an unlucky fly.
Best time to see
Flowers from July to August.
County flower of Sussex.
Known as the Pride of Sussex, the ‘sharp-blue' flowers are more common on the South Downs than anywhere else.