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'''''Stachys coccinea''''' ('''Scarlet hedgenettle''', '''Texas betony''') is an [[ornamental plant]] of the family [[Lamiaceae]], which is native to [[Texas]], [[New Mexico]] and [[Arizona]].  
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Stachys coccinea, Jacq. One to 2 ft., slender, soft-pubescent: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, cordate at base or somewhat deltoid, obtuse, crenate: fls. scarlet-red, the narrow tube much exceeding the calyx, pedicelled, in an interrupted spike, blooming in succession. W. Texas to Ariz.—Showy.
Stachys coccinea, Jacq. One to 2 ft., slender, soft-pubescent: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, cordate at base or somewhat deltoid, obtuse, crenate: fls. scarlet-red, the narrow tube much exceeding the calyx, pedicelled, in an interrupted spike, blooming in succession. W. Texas to Ariz. B.M. 666. P.M. 8:101.—Showy.
 
 
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* ''Stachys coccinea'' 'Chinook' - long blooming plants, coral-red colored flowers, plants grow around 15 inches tall.
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* ''Stachys coccinea'' 'Hidalgo' - coral-red flowers, grows 12 to 18 inches tall, sometimes listed under Stachys albotomentosa.
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* ''Stachys coccinea'' 'Hot Spot Coral' - coral-red colored flowers, plants grow 18 inches tall.
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* ''Stachys coccinea'' 'Pow Wow' - brick-red colored flowers on plants growing about 12 inches tall.
  
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 16 June 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 7 to 9
Flower features: red, pink
Scientific Names

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Stachys coccinea (Scarlet hedgenettle, Texas betony) is an ornamental plant of the family Lamiaceae, which is native to Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.


Read about Stachys coccinea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Stachys coccinea, Jacq. One to 2 ft., slender, soft-pubescent: lvs. ovate-lanceolate, cordate at base or somewhat deltoid, obtuse, crenate: fls. scarlet-red, the narrow tube much exceeding the calyx, pedicelled, in an interrupted spike, blooming in succession. W. Texas to Ariz.—Showy. CH


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Varieties

Some cultivars of this species include:

  • Stachys coccinea 'Chinook' - long blooming plants, coral-red colored flowers, plants grow around 15 inches tall.
  • Stachys coccinea 'Hidalgo' - coral-red flowers, grows 12 to 18 inches tall, sometimes listed under Stachys albotomentosa.
  • Stachys coccinea 'Hot Spot Coral' - coral-red colored flowers, plants grow 18 inches tall.
  • Stachys coccinea 'Pow Wow' - brick-red colored flowers on plants growing about 12 inches tall.

Gallery

References


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