| Common figwort - Scrophularia nodosa Common figwort - Scrophularia nodosa© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature  Common figwort is a perennial plant with opposing, pointed, coarsely toothed and oval leaves. The two-lipped flowers have green lower lips and brownish purple upper lips. They are borne in open, branched clusters. Bumblebees and honey bees visit the flowers for nectar and pollen. This is a plant of damp woods and shady places, suited to the damp banks on the shaded side of garden ponds. AnimalsBuff-tailed bumble bee, Common carder bumble bee, Figwort weevil, Red-tailed bumble bee, The mullein moth, White-tailed bumble bee
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