Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo'
(Betony 'Hummelo')
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 50cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A clump-forming Perennial with an upright habit. Mid-green, ovate to oblong leaves have scalloped margins and are held in basal rosettes. Smaller, lanceolate leaves are held in opposite pairs up the flower stems. Two-lipped, tubular flowers are bright violet-pink and held in dense spikes. The flowers are produced from early summer into early autumn and are attractive to bees and butterflies.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Two-lipped, tubular flowers are bright, violet-pink. The flowers are produced in upright spikes from June into September.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in spikes
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Ovate to oblong leaves are mid-green with Crenate margins and have a wrinkled texture. The largest leaves are held in basal rosettes and smaller, lanceolate leaves are held in opposite pairs up the square stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to oblong
Propagation:
Division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.