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'''''Stachys officinalis''''', commonly known as Purple [[betony]], Wood betony or Bishop's wort, is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[grassland]] [[herb]] growing to 70cm tall. Its leaves are stalked on upright stems, narrowly oval, with a heart-shaped base, with a somewhat wrinkled texture and toothed margins. The [[sepal|calyx]] is 5-7mm long, with 5 teeth, edged with bristles. The [[Corolla (flower)|corolla]] 1-1.5cm long. Its upper lip flat, almost straight when seen from the side. The [[anther]]s stick straight out. It flowers in mid summer from July to September, and is found in dry [[grassland]], [[meadow]]s and open woods in most of [[Europe]], western [[Asia]] and [[North Africa]]. In the [[British Isles]] it is common in [[England and Wales]], but rare in [[Ireland]] and northern [[Scotland]].
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Stachys officinalis, Franch. (S. Betonica, Benth. Betonica officinalis, Linn.). Betony. A hardy perennial herb 1-3 ft. high: lower lvs. long-petioled, ovate-oblong, crenate, obtuse, cordate at the base, 3-6 in. long; upper lvs. distant, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, acute: fls. purple, in a dense, terminal spike. July. Eu., Asia Minor. —Rarely found as an escape in this country, and once cult. for use in domestic medicine. Useful for ornament, and now advertised for that purpose. There are white-fld. forms of the species offered in the trade under the names of S. Betonica alba and S. Betonica albiflora and there is also a large-fld. form with soft rose-colored fls. known as S. Betonica grandiflora.
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Stachys officinalis, Franch. (S. Betonica, Benth. Betonica officinalis, Linn.). Betony. Fig. 3671. A hardy perennial herb 1-3 ft. high: lower lvs. long-petioled, ovate-oblong, crenate, obtuse, cordate at the base, 3-6 in. long; upper lvs. distant, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, acute: fls. purple, in a dense, terminal spike. July. Eu., Asia Minor. —Rarely found as an escape in this country, and once cult. for use in domestic medicine. Useful for ornament, and now advertised for that purpose. There are white-fld. forms of the species offered in the trade under the names of S. Betonica alba and S. Betonica albiflora and there is also a large-fld. form with soft rose-colored fls. known as S. Betonica grandiflora.
 
 
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 16 June 2010


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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Width: ⇔ 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18. to 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer, early fall, mid fall, late fall
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ flowers
USDA Zones: 5 to 8
Flower features: ❀ red, blue, purple, pink, white
Scientific Names

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Stachys officinalis, commonly known as Purple betony, Wood betony or Bishop's wort, is a perennial grassland herb growing to 70cm tall. Its leaves are stalked on upright stems, narrowly oval, with a heart-shaped base, with a somewhat wrinkled texture and toothed margins. The calyx is 5-7mm long, with 5 teeth, edged with bristles. The corolla 1-1.5cm long. Its upper lip flat, almost straight when seen from the side. The anthers stick straight out. It flowers in mid summer from July to September, and is found in dry grassland, meadows and open woods in most of Europe, western Asia and North Africa. In the British Isles it is common in England and Wales, but rare in Ireland and northern Scotland.


Read about Stachys officinalis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Stachys officinalis, Franch. (S. Betonica, Benth. Betonica officinalis, Linn.). Betony. A hardy perennial herb 1-3 ft. high: lower lvs. long-petioled, ovate-oblong, crenate, obtuse, cordate at the base, 3-6 in. long; upper lvs. distant, sessile, oblong-lanceolate, acute: fls. purple, in a dense, terminal spike. July. Eu., Asia Minor. —Rarely found as an escape in this country, and once cult. for use in domestic medicine. Useful for ornament, and now advertised for that purpose. There are white-fld. forms of the species offered in the trade under the names of S. Betonica alba and S. Betonica albiflora and there is also a large-fld. form with soft rose-colored fls. known as S. Betonica grandiflora. CH


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