Cycad that looks more like a fern. Long stalks of one or several rosettes of pinnate leaves with wavy, papery leaflets are borne from a turnip-shaped stem. Flowering cones in gray to yellowish brown are produced in summer.
Stachyurus praecox ( Magpie Stachyrus )
Stachyurus praecox is not well known amongst gardeners, but is a fine winter-flowering shrub. Magpie is not as vigorous as the species and has an arching and rounded habit. Leaves are wide, medium green with cream margins. The flowers are […]
Stachys sylvatica ( Hedge Woundwort )
Creeping malodorous perennial with fuzzy, toothed leaves. Spikes of red-purple flowers with white marks bloom from summer to fall, occasionally pink or white flowers will bloom.
Stachys olympica ( Woolly Betony )
Woolly perennial with a mat-forming habit — ideal for groundcover or front border. Leaves are thick, lance-shaped, wrinkled, veined, and grayish green. Upright stems bear purplish pink flowers from early summer to early fall.
Stachys officinalis ( Rosea Superba )
Upright, hairless to hairy perennial ideal for mixed border or groundcover. Leaves are oval to oblong, scalloped, wrinkled, light green and veined. Spikes of rosy pink flowers are borne on erect stems from early summer to early fall.
Stachys macrantha ( Big Betony )
Upright, fuzzy perennial ideal an edging or groundcover. Leaves are oval, scalloped, wrinkled, and veined. Spikes of pink to purple flowers bloom from early summer to early fall.
Stachys lanata ( Woolly Betony )
Woolly perennial with a mat-forming habit. Ideal for groundcover or front border. Leaves are thick, lance-shaped, wrinkled, veined, and grayish green. Upright stems bear purplish pink flowers from early summer to early fall.
Stachys coccinea ( Woolly Betony )
Hairy and soft, spreading perennial. Ideal for groundcover or front border. Leaves are oval to lance-shaped, wrinkled, veined, and green. Upright stems bear spikes of red flowers from midspring to midfall.
Stachys candida ( Hedge nettle )
Spreading and shrub-like perennial. Ideal for groundcover or front border. Leaves are rounded and grayish green. Upright stems bear hooded white flowers with purple marks in summer.
Stachys byzantina ( Primrose Heron )
Dense mat-forming perennial with fuzzy, lance-shaped, grayish-yellow leaves held in rosettes. Erect, short stalks bear spikes of woolly pale pink flowers, 1/2 inch long. Excellent in a border with roses or perennials. Grown primarily for foliage effect. Leaves become soggy […]
