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adder's meat, bresych y cwn, Kentish balsam
Herbaceous Perennial
An herbaceous perennial with an upright, unbranched growth habit, reaching up to 40cm tall. It spreads vigorously through a creeping network of rhizomes, forming dense carpets on woodland floors. Its fresh-green, oval to spear-shaped leaves, up to 8cm long, have serrated edges and grow in opposite pairs along the stem. Male plants produce small, pale greenish-yellow flowers on slender spikes, while female plants bear less conspicuous flowers at the leaf junctions, blooming from February to April
Position
Full shade, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres