13th August

…sold by Burncoose as improved garden forms or different species of these fairly common wild plants.Betony, Stachys officinalis, which I had not seen before. Stachys officinalis Stachys officinalis Stachys officinalis…

12th July

…Quite pretty and one which needs to escape the strimmer too. Stachys sylvatica Stachys sylvatica Stachys sylvatica I had guessed that this was a Stachys or a Lamium species but,…

23rd July

…a Teucrium. Stachys sylvatica Stachys sylvatica The view from Ventonveth to Corwenna hills which we restored from scrub in the 1990s. Corwenna hill The hedges are a mess and need…

18th August

…at Caerhays. There are several forms and species as I discover. Stachys officinalis Stachys officinalis 2023 – CHW Attached are 3 lists which record the Carpinus, Tilia, Lindera and Litsea…

6th August

…glaucescens which does not yet feature on the IDS website. Daphniphyllum glaucescens Daphniphyllum glaucescens 2021 – CHW A wonderful roadside triangle of betony or Betonica officinalis (formerly Stachys officinalis) under…