Broad-leaved dock
Latin name: Rumex obtusifolius
Family: Polygonaceae
Other common names; bitter dock, dock leaf, bluntleaf dock, butter dock
Flowering time: June to October
Height: to 1m
Growing conditions: next to water or on disturbed ground nearly anywhere
Nectar source for: grey text
Food source for: caterpillar of the small Copper butterfly
Description
It is well-known to most of us as the herbal remedy for Stinging nettle irritations, yet there are differing opinions as to whether it really works or not.
How to identify: Broad-leaved dock is a tall plant with very large, wavy-edged, oblong leaves that have red stems on their undersides. Flower spikes have numerous clusters of reddish-brown flowers.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed.
Family: Polygonaceae
Other common names; bitter dock, dock leaf, bluntleaf dock, butter dock
Flowering time: June to October
Height: to 1m
Growing conditions: next to water or on disturbed ground nearly anywhere
Nectar source for: grey text
Food source for: caterpillar of the small Copper butterfly
Description
It is well-known to most of us as the herbal remedy for Stinging nettle irritations, yet there are differing opinions as to whether it really works or not.
How to identify: Broad-leaved dock is a tall plant with very large, wavy-edged, oblong leaves that have red stems on their undersides. Flower spikes have numerous clusters of reddish-brown flowers.
How to propagate: Propagate by seed.