bastard balm
melittis latin

"Bastard balm" is ideal for a sunny woodland edge or scrubby border, where it will be attractive to bees and other insects.

It is remarkable the presence of he gypsophylous plant named ruac (Ononis tridentata) in some small gypsum patchs and the bastard balm (Melittis melissophyllum).

Melittis melissophyllum, common name: the Bastard Balm, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the genus Melittis of the Lamiaceae family.

Other notable species within the woods include the nationally uncommon Bastard Balm (Melittis melissophyllum) and the nationally rare mosses Fissidens curnowii and Hookeria lucens.

The name melittis of the genus derives from a Greek words Melissa or Melitta, meaning "honey bee" and refers to the properties of flowers of attracting these insects.