Seasonal Wild Flowers

Marsh Woundwort

Stachys palustris

Lamiaceae

June to September

It is found throughout the country.

See the BSBI distribution map for Marsh Woundwort

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

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Marsh Woundwort colony in damp grassland

Flower spike

Whirl of flowers

Close-up of flowers

Side view of flowers with calyx

Leaves