water dock
Latin name: Rumex hydrolapathum
Family: Polygonaceae
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Flowering time: July to September
Height: to 2m
Growing conditions: near rivers
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Description
The tallest member of the dock family, Water dock, as its name suggests, can be found growing beside water at the edges of the river. It is an abundant perennial.
How to identify: Water dock is a tall plant with slender and pointed leaves, and spikes of tiny, pinky-green flowers.
How to propagate: grey text
Family: Polygonaceae
Other common names; grey text
Flowering time: July to September
Height: to 2m
Growing conditions: near rivers
Nectar source for: grey text
Food source for: grey text
Description
The tallest member of the dock family, Water dock, as its name suggests, can be found growing beside water at the edges of the river. It is an abundant perennial.
How to identify: Water dock is a tall plant with slender and pointed leaves, and spikes of tiny, pinky-green flowers.
How to propagate: grey text