June Flowers are dark violet-blue occasionaly white or pink, drooping at the tip, and having a rich scent. Much sought after as cut flowers. Habitat woodlands often as a thick carpet of flowers, hedges, coastal cliffs. 30cm Flowers July to September Yellow flowers turning a deep saffron colour after flowering. Used as herb as a saffron substitue, both medicinally and dyestuff.
Natural habitat is wet land, moorlands, bogs and wet heaths.
Having distinctive blue flowers on a tall leafy spike, leaves are tinged blackish violet. Habitat damp woodland and meadows. Hgt to 100cm Flowers July to September An alternative herb. Natural habitat is waste ground, hedgerows but occasionaly found in meadows and woodland. Prefers a moist soil in full sun to semi shade.