Saturday, 7 September 2024

Water mint..

Water mint (mentha aquatica) is now playing a blinder around the pond.

Like thyme and marjoram, it is a herb whose flowers are attractive to pollinators. 

A metre tall in places, its flowers are enjoyed by high-summer insects like speckled wood butterflies. The larval food plant of two moth species, including knot grass.




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