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baron's mercury, boy's mercury, French mercury, girl's mercury, herb mercury, bresychen-y-cŵn flynyddol
Annual Biennial
A annual with an upright, branching habit, growing up to 50cm tall. It has green, lance-shaped leaves, finely serrated up to 6cm long and arranged in opposite pairs along smooth stems. From July to October, it produces small, greenish, petal-less flowers, with male flowers in clusters and female flowers appearing singly or in small groups
Position
Full shade, Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand