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Bugle hedgenettle

Stachys ajugoides

Also called Bugle Hedge Nettle, Hedge Nettle

Bugle hedgenettle
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0

Bugle hedgenettle is a perennial aromatic herb from western North America that grows in moist, open habitats and produces spikes of pink flowers. It is mainly grown as a native wildflower and does best with moist soil and partial sun.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season, but avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or garden soil.
Temperature
10–25 °C; hardy to about -15 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. Canada to NW. Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Stachys ajugoides is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name bugle hedgenettle. It is native to western North America, where it can be found in many types of habitat in Oregon, California, and Baja California, especially moist areas. It is an aromatic herb with serrate leaves. The inflorescence is a spike of interrupted clusters of flowers, often in shades of pink.

Other Stachys plants

Artichoke betony · Annual hedgenettle · Woolly hedgenettle · Stachys minor

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stachys ajugoides 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.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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