Plant I.D please.
- Thread starter TeeDee
- Start date
I don't think it's water figwort. Figworts have more pointed & sharply serated leaves; Also they have opposing leaves growing from nodules on the stem. And then there's the grooved veinage which is very distinctive. I can't see any of this on the photo.
I could be wrong though I usually am where plants are concerned.
I could be wrong though I usually am where plants are concerned.
I would say it might be green figwort, Scrophularia umbrosa, which has a green stem as opposed to water figwort which has more or a red stem. And it has smaller teeth.
Other than figworts and lamiaceae, I can't think what else has opposite leaves at right angles to next pair, and square stem?
Other than figworts and lamiaceae, I can't think what else has opposite leaves at right angles to next pair, and square stem?
This Figwort has continued to grow and prosper and has been joined as far as I can see by several similar smaller Figworts further along the water line at differing places.
My question is , as i've been at the property ( this is my stream border ) for Three Years now and i didn't notice it the first two years , what is its typical life cycle - Biennial??
I have figworts growing in my garden. They have a really sturdy root mass and it keeps growing. It forms a huge clump if left to itself. It self seeds very rapidly too, and since the flowering stems are tall the seeds are rattled out to good effect in any wind. If you're on a watercourse then the seeds could have easily come from anywhere upstream.
Once you have it, it's hard to get rid of it because the seeds seem to be a bit like poppies and come up where you don't expect them.
I think it's a perennial tbh.
Nice plant though; part of the background mix I think.
M
Once you have it, it's hard to get rid of it because the seeds seem to be a bit like poppies and come up where you don't expect them.
I think it's a perennial tbh.
Nice plant though; part of the background mix I think.
M
And no usable use that we ( you ) are aware of?? Anything from the annals of history ?
Oh no, it's useful, but it's as a herb, not something 'bushcrafty'
Look up rose noble, that was the common name for figwort in N. Ireland, some parts of Scotland and northern England.
We had a discussion about it not long since. I'll find a link.
bushcraftuk.com
It's used really for skin inflammation type things. It's a general alternative remedy at it's best in situations of poor circulation. Don't use if the heart has any issues.
That said, my old neighbour whose parents looked on it as their 'use for everything' type remedy, and their large family all lived well into their nineties.
M
Look up rose noble, that was the common name for figwort in N. Ireland, some parts of Scotland and northern England.
We had a discussion about it not long since. I'll find a link.
Anyone use Rose Noble ?
Mine's setting seed, and the roots of the ones I weeded out are huge and starchy. The French call it Herbe de Siege ('scuse my French, school was a long time ago). We used to have an old Irishman as a neighbour and he talked about the RoseNoble. He said his parents pulled great bunches of it...
bushcraftuk.com
It's used really for skin inflammation type things. It's a general alternative remedy at it's best in situations of poor circulation. Don't use if the heart has any issues.
That said, my old neighbour whose parents looked on it as their 'use for everything' type remedy, and their large family all lived well into their nineties.
M
