Stachys macrantha

Stachys macrantha subsp. var.

Big betony

Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	18in24in	12in18in
Height:	⇕	18 in to 24 in
Width:	⇔	12 in to 18 in
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	flowers
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number.
USDA Zones:		5 to 7
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀	red, blue, purple, pink

macrantha

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Stachys grandiflora, Benth. (Betonica rosea, Hort. B. spicata, Hort. B. grandiflora, Willd.). A hardy perennial about 1 ft. high: lower lvs. broadly ovate, obtuse-crenate, long-petioled, base broadly heart-shaped; the upper gradually smaller, nearly similar and sessile, the uppermost bract-like: fls. violet, large and showy, the curving tube about 1 in. long and 3 or 4 times surpassing the calyx, in 2-3 distinct whorls of 10-20 fls. each. Asia Minor, etc. Var. robusta, Hort. (Betonica grandiflora robusta, Hort. B. spicata robusta, Hort.), is said to have tufts of corrugated lvs., to grow 18 in. high and spikes 3 in. long of rosy pink fls. Var. superba, Hort. (Betonica grandiflora superba, Hort. B. superba, Hort.), is said to have showy spikes of intense mauve or a rich shade of purple-violet fls. There is a white variant of this known in the trade as Betonica superba alba. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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