Stachys macrantha

Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width:	⇔	12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Scientific Names
Lamiaceae >	Stachys >	macrantha >

Plant Characteristics
Origin:	✈	?

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.

Scientific Names

Read about Stachys macrantha in the 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. B.M. 700. G.M. 53:628. 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. Gn.W. 25: 299. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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