trefle.io · Taken Sep 11, 2018 by Pep Secem (cc-by-sa)
Lamiaceae
Common hemp-nettle
Galeopsis tetrahit
Also known as Galeopsis tetrahit var. sylvestris, Tetrahit purpurascens, Galeopsis tetrahit var. pallens, Galeopsis tetrahit subsp. glaucoserata
Native Plants · Annual · Self Seeding · Cottage Garden · Pink Flowers · Nettle Family · Partial Shade · Easy Care · Wildflower
Common hemp-nettle is an adaptable annual that grows easily in average garden conditions. Provide partial shade and moderate watering for best results. This plant self-seeds readily and requires minimal maintenance once established in suitable conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing soil to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 16 in
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Austria, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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