Unknown Plant - Heart-shaped leaves

[Meschuee]

Hello.

I have a plant that's appeared in the garden and don't know what it is. Do you recognize it? Once the flowers are out, I'll photograph it again. It's the one with the heart-shaped leaves, next to the water avens (in flower).



Thanks for any ideas.

Penny

[vicky]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...sseliana01.jpg

Looks like it could be Phlomis russeliana
or maybe some type of deadnettle?

[Sweepster]

Foxglove....?

[Flummery]

Look up Woundwort in Google Images.
It's a stachys and looks rather like that. It could also be a foxglove. I find it very hard to tell from even a good photo!

[Meschuee]

Hello and thank you, everyone. I'm going to look up the plants you suggest.

I'll come back to you when it flowers - which will probably help more than a photo of the leaves.

Penny

[Polly Fouracre]

I thought foxglove or maybe borage?

[Flummery]

My borage has rounded leaves though.

[zazen999]

We were out today and there was lots of foxglove-y stuff that looked just like this....I'd not go for borage as the leaves are long ovals with a point; not heart shaped.

[Polly Fouracre]

What about comfrey?

[Apple Betty]

Looks a lot like my honesty - my foxgloves are much narrower, more oval shape.

[Glutton4...]

I was thinking Honesty (Lunaria) too.

[Meschuee]

Thanks, everyone. I have had honesty in the garden in the past, so can't wait to see what the flowers are like. Going out now to see if they've progressed.

Penny

[Meschuee]

Here is a close-up of the whorls on the flower spike.

I found this site while searching for images - it might interest you.

http://botany.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/imaxxlam.htm

Penny

[Meschuee]

Here's the latest photos of the "mystery" plant. I'm beginning to think it might be a Stachys of some sort, possibly a Betony.



Penny

[Flummery]

Betony has a different leaf. We have it in our little 'meadow'. Stachys looks about right though. Still looks like woundwort to me.