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{{SPlantbox
|familia=Lamiaceae
|genus=Ballota
|species=nigra
|common_name=Black horehound
|habit=herbaceous
|Max ht box=3
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Wikipedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|water=moist
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flower_season=late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Wikipedia
|flowers=purple
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=7
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=10.5
|image=Ballota nigra 2005.06.19 10.13.06-p6190007.jpg
|image_width=200
}}
'''''Ballota nigra''''' ('''Black Horehound''') is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[herb]] of the family [[Lamiaceae]]. It is native to the [[Mediterranean]] region and to central [[Asia]], and can be found throughout [[Europe]] and the Eastern [[United States]]. It blooms from may to august.
''Ballota nigra'' has a very strong smell, and can be recognised by its clusters of hairy, reddish-purple flowers. It can grow up to 3 feet in height.
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
|familia=Lamiaceae
|genus=Ballota
|species=nigra
|common_name=Black horehound
|habit=herbaceous
|Max ht box=3
|Max ht metric=ft
|height_ref=Wikipedia
|lifespan=perennial
|life_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|exposure=sun, part-sun
|sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|water=moist
|water_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|features=flowers
|flower_season=late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
|flower_ref=Wikipedia
|flowers=purple
|Temp Metric=°F
|min_zone=7
|usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381
|max_zone=10.5
|image=Ballota nigra 2005.06.19 10.13.06-p6190007.jpg
|image_width=200
}}
'''''Ballota nigra''''' ('''Black Horehound''') is a [[Perennial plant|perennial]] [[herb]] of the family [[Lamiaceae]]. It is native to the [[Mediterranean]] region and to central [[Asia]], and can be found throughout [[Europe]] and the Eastern [[United States]]. It blooms from may to august.
''Ballota nigra'' has a very strong smell, and can be recognised by its clusters of hairy, reddish-purple flowers. It can grow up to 3 feet in height.
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__
