Common skullcap
Scutellaria galericulata
An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015
Wild flowers
Herbaceous perennial with violet-blue, tube-like flowers that have two 'lips' and sit in pairs in the leaf axils (where they join the stem). They have square stems and oval leaves, with toothed margins, that appear in opposite pairs.
In herbaceous border near rowan trees. Appeared (self-seeded) in autumn, 2023.