Best time to see: Jun to late Aug
Key facts
A woodland plant with spikes of small white flowers, spreading by means of underground stems (rhizomes)
Flowers are followed by small bur-like fruits which are dispersed by passing animals
Food plant of elephant hawk-moth caterpillars
Extras
The enchanter referred to in the name is Circe the witch, who turned Ulysses' shipmates into pigs
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Photo © Tony Gunton
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Photo © Owen Keen