Melittis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Melittis >

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Read about Melittis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Melittis (from Greek melilla, melissa, a bee). Labiatae. One perennial herb in Cent, and S. Eu. and W. Asia, useful for hardy borders. Technically it differs from the long-fld, species of Stachys by its large usually 3-lobed calyx and axillary fls. M. Melissophyllum, Linn. (M. grandiflora, Smith), has nearly simple sts. 12-18 in. high, erect, slightly hairy: lvs. cordate-ovate, dentate: fls. large, 2-6 together in axillary whorls, shorter than the lvs., pink and variously variegated; corolla 1-2 in. long, the tube broad, the upper lip erect or reflexed, the lower lip spreading and 3-lobed; stamens 4, in pairs. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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