Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Wild flowers 

Hedge woundwart

Stachys sylvatica


Appearance

Perennial wildflower with flower spike bearing tubular purple flowers with spotted lower lip; flowers arranged in widely-spaced whorls. Stem square in cross-section. Leaves paired, the upper ones long and narrow, lower ones heart-shaped. Leaves and stem hairy; stem square.

Habitat

In wildflower border under bramley apple tree.


Months in flower

2020
2021
2022
2023