Betonica macrantha

Betonica macrantha
In bloom
Close-up of flowers
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Betonica
Species:
B. macrantha
Binomial name
Betonica macrantha
Synonyms
List
    • Betonica grandiflora Stephan ex Willd.
    • Betonica rosea Prien. ex Hornem.
    • Clinopodium grandiflorum Gueldenst. ex M.Bieb.
    • Stachys grandiflora (Stephan ex Willd.) Benth.
    • Stachys macrantha (K.Koch) Stearn

Betonica macrantha, formerly Stachys macrantha, known as big betony, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran. Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall by 30 cm (12 in) broad, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with scalloped cordate leaves. Spikes of hooded purplish-pink flowers are borne throughout summer.

The Latin specific epithet macrantha means "large-flowered".

The cultivars 'Robusta', 'Superba', and 'Violacea' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. ↑ "Stachys macrantha". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
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  3. ↑ Brickell, Christopher, ed. (2008). The Royal Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 1002. ISBN 9781405332965.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 978-1845337315.
  5. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. December 2020. p. 12. Retrieved 1 April 2021.