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lamiastrum galeobdolon this plant brightens up our woodlands with its striking colour in spring. this yellow archangel is a member of the mint family but has larger flowers, actually it is known as being in the group of dead nettles.
the closely-allied Yellow Archangel and the Purple Dead-Nettle (Lamium purpureum) have also been used medicinally for the same purposes as the White Dead-Nettle, Culpepper telling us that the Yellow Archangel is most to be commended of the three for healing sores and ulcers.
All three species have hollow, square stalks, with the leaves opposite, in pairs.
The Yellow Archangel resembles in habit the White Dead-Nettle, but its stems are straighter and more upright, the pairs of leaves farther apart, the leaves themselves, narrower, longer and more pointed. The flowers, which also grow in whorls, are a little longer. They are large and handsome; pale yellow, blotched with red, visited by both Humble- and Honey-bee.
It has a much shorter flowering season than either of the other Dead-Nettles, being only in flower for two months - mid-April to mid-June, or May to July, according to district.
The plant is not infrequent in damp woods and shady hedgerows, but is much more local in its habitat than either the White or Purple Dead-Nettle, being common in some localities and altogether absent from others.
Its specific name, Galeobdolon, is made up from two Greek words, gale (a weasel) and bdolos (a disagreeable odour), an allusion to the somewhat strong odour of the plant when crushed. |
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very nice pic and original frame, TFS ori
Hi Sue,
Beautiful flower, love the color, great close up , sharp focus and nicely framed. TFS
Donna:o)
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