Description
Common Name: Betony ‘Hummelo’
Forms very attractive clumps of glossy green puckered foliage. Sturdy spikes of rose-lavender flowers bloom midsummer. A perfect canopy of bloom with exceptionally bright colour.
Stachys is a wonderful low-growing foliage plant for dry sunny locations. Plant in well-drained soil. Very heat and drought tolerant.
Stachys m. ‘Hummelo’ received the highest rating out of 22 Stachys studied in the Plant Evaluation Trials at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The trial was run from 1998-2004 by Richard G. Hawke. Both ‘Helene von Stein’ (aka ‘Big Ears’) and ‘Silver Carpet’ also received very high scores.
Size: 3.0″ Potted Plant
Height: 10.0-20.0″
Spread: 15.0-18.0″
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Hardiness Zones: 5,6,7,8,9,10
Attributes: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Foliage Interest, Showy Flower, Showy Foliage, Award Winner
2019 Perennial Plant Association Plant of the Year
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