Stachys coccinea
Habit | herbaceous
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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 |
Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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Features: | ✓ | flowers |
USDA Zones: | 7 to 9 | |
Flower features: | ❀ | red, pink |
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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
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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. CH
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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.
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