Marsh woundwort
Latin name: Stachys palustris
Family: Lamiaceae
Other common names; clown's woundwort
Flowering time: June to October
Height: to 2m
Growing conditions: wet, disturbed area, found near the river
Nectar source for: bumblebees
Food source for: grey text
Description
A perennial grassland herb.
How to identify: Leaves are oblong to lanceolate with a heart shaped base and blunt toothed. Flowers are purple, 12 to 15 mm long and the whorls form a dense spike interrupted below.
How to propagate: grey text
Family: Lamiaceae
Other common names; clown's woundwort
Flowering time: June to October
Height: to 2m
Growing conditions: wet, disturbed area, found near the river
Nectar source for: bumblebees
Food source for: grey text
Description
A perennial grassland herb.
How to identify: Leaves are oblong to lanceolate with a heart shaped base and blunt toothed. Flowers are purple, 12 to 15 mm long and the whorls form a dense spike interrupted below.
How to propagate: grey text