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Big-sage (showy betony, wood betony)
Wood betony (Big-sage, showy betony) - Stachys macrantha.
Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae).
Origin: Caucasus.
Special features: larger flowering selection from seed.
Colour: rosy-purple.
Natural flowering period: July - August.
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z4-7.
Growth habit: clumping.
Foliage: basal leaves which are dark green, ovate to heart-shaped diminishing in size up the stem.
Height with flowers: 45 cm.
Spacing between plants: 45 cm.
Soil requirements: any well-drained soils; pH 5.8 - 6.8.
Location: full sun or partial shade.
Use: plant together with Asclepias "Iceballet", Coreopsis "Sterntaler" and Stokesia "Omega Skyrocket".
Specialities: flowers are suitable as cut flowers. Also available as normal seeds.
Seeds per Gram: 130.
Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae).
Origin: Caucasus.
Special features: larger flowering selection from seed.
Colour: rosy-purple.
Natural flowering period: July - August.
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z4-7.
Growth habit: clumping.
Foliage: basal leaves which are dark green, ovate to heart-shaped diminishing in size up the stem.
Height with flowers: 45 cm.
Spacing between plants: 45 cm.
Soil requirements: any well-drained soils; pH 5.8 - 6.8.
Location: full sun or partial shade.
Use: plant together with Asclepias "Iceballet", Coreopsis "Sterntaler" and Stokesia "Omega Skyrocket".
Specialities: flowers are suitable as cut flowers. Also available as normal seeds.
Seeds per Gram: 130.
Big-sage, showy betony, wood betony. Bot. syn.: Betonica grandiflora (Willd.) Benth., Stachys grandiflora (Willd.) Benth., nom. illeg.
