WILD flower champions, Plantlife, is seeking the nation's favourite wild flower to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

A shortlist of 25 quintessentially British wild blooms has been produced by the conservation charity and voters can pick the one they regard the best on the Plantlife website.

The site shows all the shortlisted plants' conservation status and cultural importance.

The shortlisted plants are: bluebell, primrose, cowslip, harebell, poppy, Grass of Parnassus, wood anemone, bee orchid, snake's head fritillary, red campion, foxglove, chickweed wintergreen, lesser celandine, oxeye daisy, meadow cranesbill, thrift, ragged robin, pasque flower, dog rose, wild daffodil, wiper's bugloss, snowdrop, cow parsley, cornflower and honeysuckle.

The survey was launched in March and the winner will be announced in June.

Currently the bluebell is topping the charts for England. In Wales the favourite is currently the primrose, Northern Ireland, the foxglove and in Scotland, the harebell.

Plantlife expert Dr Trevor Dines said: “I love this shortlist produced by Plantlife members – it’s slightly bonkers and in many ways reflects us a nation. There are country icons we can be proud of, like dog rose for England and wild daffodil for Wales. There are familiar plants we all know and love – bluebell, primrose and foxglove. But then there some real oddities... Who would have thought chickweed-wintergreen, a rare plant of woods in Scotland and northern England, would have made the list? I’ve only seen it once, although that was enough to confirm its undeniable beauty. On the contrary, cow parsley is seen as road verge weed by some, but is clearly loved by many. There are powerful symbols too – we cherish poppies to remember our fallen soldiers – while legend has it that Pasqueflowers grow on the graves of Viking warriors, springing up from their blood. It’s an eclectic mix; one that perfectly reflects our countryside and our relationship with it.”

The survey was launched by Plantlife's vice president and BCB Gardeners' World expert Rachel de Thame.

The website to cast your vote is: www.plantlife.org.uk/wildflowervote