Stitches in the hedge row (Greater Stitchwort)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Greater Stitchwort
Date:	18/03/08 (142 review reads)
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Advantages: Helps soothe runners stitch

Disadvantages: none

Greater stitchwort
April as I walk along the hedgerows or the rides /paths in the woods I shall be greeted by little white star like flowers scattered along the edges under the bushes and trees. I also have a few of these flowers brightening up a damp corner under the bushes in my wildlife garden.
Greater stitchwort will flower through till June early July time

This flower/ plant greater stitchwort/ Stellaria holostea is a perennial it is a fairly common wild flower. You may confuse this with lesser stitchwort which as its name suggests is a lesser smaller plant. There are similar smaller stitchworts which are commonly called chickweed.
Some chickweeds are edible people eat them in salads but not sure about stitchwort so do check it out properly before eating.

Stitchwort is so named because when running and you get a stitch rubbing stitchwort onto the affected area will cure the ache not really sure as to the validity of this .

Greater stitchwort is a straggly plant the stems are square, weak and flimsy they grow opposite each other. It leans on other plants for support. They grow about 15 to 60cm long. The leaves are a fresh green colour stalks, they are long and narrow they have sharp edges.

The white flowers are small 5 to 18mm across. They have 5 divided petals so it might look like 10. The anthers in the centre are orange.

These flowers do look really pretty they look good with bluebells which flower at the same time in the woods.
This plant would also look good under the trees in your garden or in a pot with bluebells.

You can buy this plant on line look at http://www.wildflowers.co.uk/acatalog/Pots _of_Wildflowers.html also at http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/wildfl owers/ for-a-shady-meadow/itemno.PL30000461/.
This plant seems to be one they offer in a mixture of wild plants.

Look when you are out for a walk I bet you see this white flower shining at you .

Summary: A wild flower