A few years ago I was weeding a flower bed when I happened across this volunteer. It had not flowered but its leaves were dark green and an unusual shape. I looked around and found a few more. In all I found about 10 a couple had purple flowers, one had a white flower. I gathered them up and put them in another bed in their own group. They are a perennial or self seed as this will be their 4th year in the same location. I have not looked for them in the nursery, one of my favorite ways to ID a plant but I imaging they are in there somewhere. Now sleeping under several inches of snow the plants will make an appearance next spring. ( photo / image / picture from Jerry Sullivan's Garden ) Jerry
Stachys macrantha. I had to go out in the Freezing fog and move snow to find the label for this plant. At least there was one there. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... rantha.jpg
Thank you Palustris. I have made a note in my log book, I will not however, brave the approaching zero temperature and snow to mark the location. The chipmunks will be throwing more acorn shells on the fire tonight. Jerry
Confess that I only went because I was so annoyed with myself for not being able to remember the name. We have it in white, red and pink too. Good self seeder too.
LOL Paul, you're really strict with yourself, and masochistic too! But helpful, very cool. Why have I never heard of this plant? What a cutie!
Jerry, it has two synonyms... Betonica grandiflora and Stachys grandiflora and a couple of others that some sites mention and some don't. Anyway, it is in our database as Stachys grandiflora and sorely lacking any information or photos.
Don't think I have ever taken any photos of mine. Odd when you think how many pictures of plants that I have taken.
This is Stachys lavandulifolia. Wish I still had it too. Stachys lavandulifolia ( photo / image / picture from Palustris's Garden )
This plant almost ended up in the weed pile as I redid a flower bed. Only the leaf color and shape saved it as it was not flowering at the time. I looked around and located several more, I now have two white ones. I did not look for seeds last fall. At that point it was an interesting flower. Pink and red? I will have to look in the garden center this spring. I should be so lucky as to have red and pink volunteers. Jerry
