texas betony

 

native mint specimen with bright, scarlet blooms emerge throughout the spring + summer from a neat mound of evergreen foliage within a shady edge of the garden

 

all plantsshady perennials + creekside

\\ texas betony (STCO)

\\ texas betony (STCO)

\\ texas betony (STCO)

plant details

texas betony

identification

latin name:  Stachys coccinea

usda code: STCO

alternative name(s): Scarlet Hedgenettle

classification

ecotopes class: shady perennials + creek

ecological condition(s): shady woodland

size range: medium – 3+ ft

habit: herbaceous

leaf retention: deciduous

light requirement: part-shade

color signature: bright pinkish red

native range