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Bog Asphodel

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Narthecium ossifragum

Spikes of starry yellow flowers light up the boglands in summer. Its Latin name means "bone-breaker" — sheep grazing on it can develop weak bones.

Height

30 cm

Blooms

Jul–Aug

Family

Bog Asphodel (Nartheciaceae)

Latin name

Narthecium ossifragum

Where to find

Where you can find Bog Asphodel in Ireland

Connemara National Park — County Galway: Wild Atlantic mountains, blanket bogs and twinkling lakes. Look for purple heather and yellow bog asphodel in summer, and Atlantic-fringe plants like sundews and butterworts.
Glenveagh National Park — County Donegal: Mountains, glens and one of Ireland's largest red deer herds. Heather paints the slopes purple in late summer, while bog cotton dances over the wet ground.
Wicklow Mountains National Park — County Wicklow: Ireland's largest national park, just south of Dublin. Heather-clad mountains, deep valleys with foxgloves and bog-loving sundews and butterworts.
Wild Nephin National Park — County Mayo: A vast wild bog and mountain wilderness on the west coast. One of Europe's largest blanket bogs — perfect for finding sundews, butterworts and bog cotton.