Aubrieta deltoidea Aubretia C DD
I have seen this common garden plant escape occasionally but was amazed to see that this one was on a sea wall facing the spray where normally only halophytes would survive. It seemed to be in good condition too and was there in the same exposed place three years later in 2008.
This plant with a confusing name (the English name is nearly the same as the Latin) has successfully escaped into the countryside in England, Wales and southern scotland but is rarer as you travel northwards. It is only found in a few sites in eastern Ireland.
Sea wall, West Coast of Great Orme, 4th May 2005
Added on 5th May 2005, updated 20th October 2005, updated 1st March 2010, updated Se3 26th April 2010