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Ballota pseudodictamnus
Also called Grecian Horehound
Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus is a low, mound-forming evergreen shrub with silver-green felted leaves and pink flowers, grown in rock gardens and dry borders. Its key to success is full sun and very sharp drainage, as it dislikes wet soil.
Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus, the false dittany, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to the southern Aegean region.
In cultivation in the UK, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus is native to dry Mediterranean regions in Europe and western Asia, including Greece (South Aegean), Egypt, Libya and Turkey. It is also an introduced species in the British Isles and Italy (Sicily).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
