Jack-by-the-Hedge
Alliaria petiolata
- Average Seeds per Packet
- 125
- Packet Price
- £2.49
- Information
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Hardy Native Biennial, usually of waysides, verges, hedgerows and open woodland; with heads of small white flowers on tall, leafy stems above heart shaped foliage in April to June.
Height x Spread:
36 in (60 cm) x 18 in (45 cm)
Wildlife Value:
Very attractive to Bees, Beetles and Flies; food plant of the Orange Tip, Small White and Green Veined White butterfly caterpillars.
Other Interest:
Used in herbal medicine for bronchitis, asthma, eczema and rheumatism.
