ID please

Jellyfire

Planted a new border last year and not sure if this is something I planted or an invader, any ideas?

Dovefromabove

First thing that springs to mind is Hedge Woundwort ... do the leaves smell when you crush them?

Jellyfire

ah yes thats what runs riot through the wilder parts, my inclination is to rip it out before it takes hold, but it just seems to be in 2 very neat compact patches in places I would have put new plants. The woundwort usually pops up a bit more spread out and randomly. Edit: will go smell a leaf!

Jellyfire

Well its not Hedge Woundwort, just compared some, this has a slightly thicker, white hairy stem compared to the purple nettlelike one on the woundwort. Also has an infinitely more pleasant smell, a bit herby

GardenerSuze

I wondered if it was a type of stachys?

BlueBirder

I actually love the smell of hedge woundwort  @GardenerSuze, I think stachys leaves are a bit more rounded? (If I'm right in thinking Betony is stachys?) 

Jellyfire

Pretty sure I havent planted any Stachys so dont think it could be that

GardenerSuze

@BlueBirder Think I had S Macrantha in my mind but agree leaf not right. I would have thought you might have hedge woundwort else where in the garden. Your photo does look like a cultivated plant

Jellyfire

@GardenerSuze Yes Ive checked it against some hedge woundwort and its definitely not the same, so Im fairly confident its something Ive planted last year