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Lamiaceae
Betonica officinalis
Betonica officinalis
Also known as Stachys betonica, Stachys officinalis
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Betony · Betonica · Wood Betony · Medicinal Herb · Perennial · Pollinator · Wildflower · Shade Tolerant · Mint Family · Cottage Garden
Betonica officinalis, commonly known as betony or wood betony, is a tough, clump-forming perennial that grows well in partial shade with well-drained to average soil. It has a long history of medicinal use and produces attractive spikes of rosy-purple flowers in summer that attract pollinators. Once established it is largely self-sufficient, requiring only occasional watering and light tidying after flowering.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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