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Title: plant id... Look like mint without the minty taste or smell
Post by: dgillings on October 15, 2006, 09:15:55

Sorry no picture, left the camera at home. But there is a plant growing on the allotment that I'm clearing that looks like mint, but has no smell and it has white flowers around the stem... Any ideas what it is?

Daniel

Title: Re: plant id... Look like mint without the minty taste or smell
Post by: tim on October 15, 2006, 11:01:11

Balm??

Title: Re: plant id... Look like mint without the minty taste or smell
Post by: dgillings on October 15, 2006, 16:16:18

Yes that's it. Thanks very much!

Title: Re: plant id... Look like mint without the minty taste or smell
Post by: saddad on October 15, 2006, 21:40:17

I might have suggested Lammium, white dead nettle.
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Title: Re: plant id... Look like mint without the minty taste or smell
Post by: supersprout on October 15, 2006, 21:57:24

balm would smell quite strongly? ::)

Title: Re: plant id... Look like mint without the minty taste or smell
Post by: tim on October 16, 2006, 08:37:09

So would I, Dad - until Wife said that the flowers were pink. Now I note album in 'the book'.

I think it's the more likely bet.

Title: Re: plant id... Look like mint without the minty taste or smell
Post by: caroline7758 on October 16, 2006, 09:27:26

There are lotsof different lamiums, some of mine have white fowers, but I would say the leaves are bigger than mint.But as you say, balm would hsve a scent.

Title: Re: plant id... Look like mint without the minty taste or smell
Post by: Kea on October 17, 2006, 18:08:26

http://www.purplesage.org.uk/profiles/whitedeadnettle.htm

I've got a lot of Lamium album....white dead nettle growing in amongst the stinging nettle on my plot.