Common name:
Hedge woundwort
Family:
Scientific name:
Stachys sylvatica
Main flower color:
Range:
All across the UK, except the Scottish Highlands
Height:
Up to 80 cm
Habitat:
Rough grassland, hedgebanks, verges, woodland, disturbed ground
Flowers:
The reddish-purple corolla is around 18 mm long, with a small, hooded upper lip and a three-lobed lower lip, angled downwards; the middle lobe is the largest, and is crossed by white markings. The calyx has five spreading, equal-sized lobes, tapering to a sharp point, and, like the leaves and stem angles, has a covering of bristly hairs
Leaves:
Bristly-hairy, cordate around the base becoming more ovate up the stem; up to 9 cm long, on stalks of up to 7 cm
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
