Hedgenettle
Botanical name: Stachys
Hedgenettle
Botanical name: Stachys
Description
Hedgenettle are a genus popularly grown by gardeners for borders and ground cover. They are also used as pollinator plants. These tall summer flowering shrubs have attractive and eye-catching flowered spikes in a variety of colors. Hedgenettle have produced many easy to care for cultivars and are relatively easy to propagate.
Species of Hedgenettle
Scarlet hedgenettle
Scarlet hedgenettle is a popular ornamental plant with showy, scarlet-red tubular flowers that attract hummingbirds. Although Stachys coccinea is widely cultivated, with various selected cultivars, it is a relatively rare plant in its native habitat.
German hedge nettle
German hedge nettle pops up in the eastern United States and has an interesting history with the military. The plant's leaves are coated with long hairs that were used as a dressing on wounds.
Hedge woundwort
Hedge woundwort is native to Eurasia where it grows in dappled shade in woodlands. The leaves of the plant have an unpleasant, fetid smell. In summer it produces spikes of purple flowers that are popular with bees, particularly long-tongued bumblebees.
Annual hedgenettle
Annual hedgenettle is a sun-loving wildflower found in damp meadows, hedges, and disturbed areas. Annual hedgenettle is a perennial herb who's Latin name Stachys translates to "a spike" which refers to the aesthetic shape of its flowers.
Chinese artichoke
Chinese artichoke is a deciduous perennial herb that is is a popular choice for borders and Cottage Gardens, due to its tall attractive summer-blooming flowers that invite pollinators. If left unmonitored, this cold-hardy plant will grow vigorously and can take over a garden with its spreading habit.
Marsh woundwort
Marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris) is a perennial herb that falls under the mint family. It grows in the marsh and is always visited by bumblebees, which helps it spread its seeds. The root systems spread wide, also making it a tenacious weed.
Rough hedgenettle
Rough hedgenettle is native to and found in every part of the continental United States. This perennial herb blooms in spring to summer and its white and lavender-spotted flowers host several hummingbird butterfly and moth species.
Perennial yellow woundwort
Perennial yellow woundwort's profusion of white-yellow flowers is rich in nectar and pollen, making it a highly popular plant among solitary, long-tongued, and honeybees. "Stachys" from its Latin name translates to "an ear of grain," which refers to the spiked flower cluster.
Lamb's-ear 'Silver Carpet'
Lamb's-ear 'Silver Carpet' are a genus popularly grown by gardeners for borders and ground cover. They are also used as pollinator plants. These tall summer flowering shrubs have attractive and eye-catching flowered spikes in a variety of colors. Lamb's-ear 'Silver Carpet' have produced many easy to care for cultivars and are relatively easy to propagate.
Hyssopleaf hedgenettle
Hyssopleaf hedgenettle are a genus popularly grown by gardeners for borders and ground cover. They are also used as pollinator plants. These tall summer flowering shrubs have attractive and eye-catching flowered spikes in a variety of colors. Hyssopleaf hedgenettle have produced many easy to care for cultivars and are relatively easy to propagate.
Lamb's ear
Lamb's ear are a genus popularly grown by gardeners for borders and ground cover. They are also used as pollinator plants. These tall summer flowering shrubs have attractive and eye-catching flowered spikes in a variety of colors. Lamb's ear have produced many easy to care for cultivars and are relatively easy to propagate.
California hedgenettle
Contrary to its name, california hedgenettle is not a stinging nettle nor a hedge. It is a delicate flowering perennial that is a member of the mint family that resembles nettle and grows under hedges or in other shady areas. It makes a lovely shade ground cover and is easy to grow and attractive to hummingbirds. When crushed, it releases a faint minty fragrance, but it falls under the category of wood mint rather than a culinary mint.
Lamb's-ear
Lamb's-ear (Stachys byzantina) is an evergreen perennial with showy velvety leaves that look like the ear of a lamb. Pinkish purple flower spikes bloom from spring to summer. Flowers are fuzzy and make a nice focal point but can be trimmed off to promote better foliage growth. It is drought tolerant and requires well-drained soil. Thrives in full sun to partial shade and will grow from 30 to 46 cm tall when in bloom.
Stachys eremicola
Stachys eremicola are a genus popularly grown by gardeners for borders and ground cover. They are also used as pollinator plants. These tall summer flowering shrubs have attractive and eye-catching flowered spikes in a variety of colors. Stachys eremicola have produced many easy to care for cultivars and are relatively easy to propagate.
Stachys atherocalyx
Stachys atherocalyx are a genus popularly grown by gardeners for borders and ground cover. They are also used as pollinator plants. These tall summer flowering shrubs have attractive and eye-catching flowered spikes in a variety of colors. Stachys atherocalyx have produced many easy to care for cultivars and are relatively easy to propagate.
Scientific Classification
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