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Stachys flexuosa
Amathole woundwort is a small, low-growing perennial herb from South Africa's grasslands, with purple flowers in spikes from November to April. It is a little-known wild species, so growing it is mainly about mimicking its montane grassland conditions.
Stachys flexuosa, the Amathole woundwort, is a species of hedgenettle endemic to South Africa.
Stachys flexuosa is present in a curious mix of habitats. In KwaZulu-Natal, it grows in mountain grassland at elevations of 1,400–2,300 m (4,600–7,500 ft). In the Eastern Cape, it is found in higher elevations between Katberg and Hogsback, but also in the coastal belt south of Port St Johns.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stachys flexuosa 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.
