Seasonal Wild Flowers

Marsh Woundwort

Stachys palustris

Lamiaceae

June to September

It is found throughout the country.

For a map see the National Biodiversity Network Gateway

It grows in damp places by fresh water, such as, canals, ditches,

ponds, rivers and streams.

Marsh Woundwort is a native, perennial herb growing up to 1m.

The flowers are in whirls on a spike.

They are pink/purple, up to 18mm and with dark red prominent bracts.

The stems are square, lanceolate and narrower than those of

Marsh Woundwort colony in damp grassland

Flower spike

Whirl of flowers

Close-up of flowers

Side view of flowers with calyx

Leaves