Betony
- Botanical Name
- Stachys spp.
- Min Zone
- 3
- Max Zone
- 8
- Height
- 12 to 24 inches
- Width
- 12 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- Late spring to early summer: whorls of two-lipped, tubular flowers supported on sturdy, upright stems; rose-lavender, white, pink
- Light
- Full sun, tolerant of light afternoon shade in hot climates
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Showy display when grown en masse
- Clumps spread over time to create a dense ground cover
- Easily propagated with division
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo' - Zones 4 to 8, pink-purple flowers, 2 feet
- Stachys macrantha 'Alba' - white flowers
- S. macrantha 'Rosea' - rose-red flowers
- S. macrantha 'Violacea' - dark violet flowers
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