Botanical Name: Stachys officinalis
Common Name: Common hedgenettle, Betony
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape dense rosette-forming clumping perennial with upright spikes of flowers to 3' tall; purple, white and violet varieties are available
Height to 3'
Spread to 2'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors partial shade to full sun
Soil not fussy, but prefers good drainage
Hardiness Hardy; all zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves Ovate to cordate with curly crenate margins; upper and lower surfaces somewhat fuzzy
Flowers tiny purplish to lavender flowers in dense clusters like a tiny lion’s tail; flowers high above foliage
Fruit tiny nutlet
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings, division
 
Usage:
widely used in medicinal gardens, in mixed perennial borders and in woodland-theme gardens; used for erect purple flower spikes through spring months
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering; not particularly drought tolerant
Fertilizing slow release fertilizer in spring
Pruning dead head after bloom
Pests/Diseases none of significance
Special Conditions/Other used as a medicinal herb since Roman times
 
Origin: Eastern Europe/Western Asia
Family: Lamiaceae

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