Stachys macrantha

Stachys macrantha, known as big betony,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran. Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) broad, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with scalloped cordate leaves. Spikes of hooded purplish-pink flowers are borne throughout summer.[2]

Stachys macrantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Stachys
Species:
S. macrantha
Binomial name
Stachys macrantha

The Latin specific epithet macrantha means “large-flowered”.[3]

The cultivars ‘Robusta’[4] and ‘Superba’ [5] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[6]

References
  1. "Stachys macrantha". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
  2. Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 1002. ISBN 9781405332965.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
  4. "RHS Plantfinder - Stachys macrantha 'Robusta'". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  5. "RHS Plantfinder - Stachys macrantha 'Superba'". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  6. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 99. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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