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Lamiaceae
Black horehound
Ballota nigra
Also known as Black stinking horehound, Ballota nigra, Stinking horehound, Stachys ballota
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Herb · Medicinal · Lamiaceae · Drought Tolerant · Woolly Leaves · Perennial · Bee Plant · Border · Traditional Medicine · European Wildflower
Black horehound is a robust, woolly-leaved perennial herb that thrives in poor, well-drained soils in full sun to partial shade. Once established it is very drought tolerant and requires minimal care, making it an excellent choice for dry borders or herb gardens. It has a long history of medicinal use but note that all parts of the plant have a strong, unpleasant odour.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water sparingly; drought-tolerant once established, allow soil to dry well between waterings · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -10°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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