Purple betony
Betonica officinalis
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Wild flowers
Perennial wildflower with narrow ovate leaves on upright stem. Stem square in cross-section. Leaves coming off stem in opposite pairs; elongate with crenellate margin; hairy. Flowers dense, on a terminal spike; purple and with a long tubular base to the petals.
In wildflower border and occasionally in short grass meadow.