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Feature

British Wildflower Seeds.
Growing instructions provided with every resealable non-pictorial packet
Seed Quantity = 1000

Description

Betony (Betonica officinalis). A medium height, slightly hairy grassland perennial. A member of the Dead-nettle family it has a square stem and in common with other Stachys the flower consists of a hooded upper lip containing four stamens and a three lobed lower lip. The flowers, which are present from June to October, are a bright purple-red or (as can be seen in the main photograph) occasionally white. The leaves have a distinctive blunt toothed shape.