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Lamiaceae
Hedge-nettle
Stachys palustris
Also known as Stachys, Stachys palustris var. segetum, Stachys palustris var. insularis, Stachys palustris var. segetalis
Flowering Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Hedge-Nettle · Stachys · Wetland · Native · Perennial · Pollinator · Wildflower · Mint Family · Bog Garden · Medicinal
Hedge-nettle thrives in moist to wet soils in garden borders, rain gardens, or near water features with partial to full sun. It requires consistent moisture and will spread gradually by rhizomes, so divide clumps every few years to keep it in check. This hardy native perennial is very low maintenance once established in an appropriate site.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; do not allow to dry out completely · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.7–8
- 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
- Purple
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Central European Rus, Colorado, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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