Thanks everyone. I knew I'd seen it before, thanks for reminding me what it's called. I noticed that the bees love it and the majority of my planting is done for pollinators. So, now I know it's not an undesirable thug it cant stay.
I thought it was odd looking as I've not previously seen a plant with that kind of 'tubular' stem with flowers growing from the sides. Apart from some tropical plants. But then I think most of nature is strange, flora and fauna. In a good way of course.
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It looks like Prunella Vulgaris. Commonly known as Self Heal.
Prunella vulgaris aka Self-heal.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove.
i don't think that's odd looking
I like those, they add a nice purple haze to the lawn after the Ground Ivy goes over.
In the sticks near Peterborough
And the bees love them
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks everyone. I knew I'd seen it before, thanks for reminding me what it's called. I noticed that the bees love it and the majority of my planting is done for pollinators. So, now I know it's not an undesirable thug it cant stay.
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I thought it was odd looking as I've not previously seen a plant with that kind of 'tubular' stem with flowers growing from the sides. Apart from some tropical plants. But then I think most of nature is strange, flora and fauna. In a good way of course.
In the sticks near Peterborough