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Melittis melissophyllum white-flowered
Synonyms
Melittis melissophyllum 'Album'Buy this plant
Botanical details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Potentially harmful
- Genus
Melittis
- Genus description
Melittis are a group of flowering plants from the mint family. Flowering from May to August, they can vary in shape and colour and are often strongly aromatic. Leaves are oval and hairy and stems are upright and also hairy. Flower colour can be white to pale pink with a purple blotch on the lower lip.
- Name status
Correct
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