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Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Stachys coccinea

Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Stachys coccinea. Flowering Photos Taken: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona. May 13, 2008.

Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Stachys coccinea.	Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Stachys coccinea.

Scarlet Hedge Nettle Stachys coccinea, Mint Family: ( Lamiaceae ), Scarlet Hedge Nettle. Also called: Scarlet Hedgenettle, Seven-up Plant, Texas Betony, Texas Woundwort. This is becoming a very popular evergreen, perennial, landscaping plant in arizona. It is native to Texas into Arizona, north to Colorado and south into Mexico. Hummingbirds are attracted to it. Stachys coccinea in now found in many Hummingbird gardens. It is very heat and cold tolerant, and disease and insect free. It withstands Arizona's hot, dry climate and yet it is hardy to 17 F degrees. The reason it is becoming so popular is that once started, it does not take a lot of water and it blooms almost constantly except during extreme cold. It performs well in sun or partial shade. Give it plenty of room because it branches into a beautiful mound which can override other plants. Height: Growing to about 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide. It is known to grow to 3 foot tall and 5 foot wide under good growing conditions. Flowers: The flowers are red, tubular, to about 2" long. The upper lip of the flower is two-lobed and the lower lip is three-lobed. The yellow anthers have white tips. They are sympetalous, zygomorphic. Blooming Time: Mid March - October. Leaves: The leaves are 2 - 3 inches long, ovate to almost triangular, bright green, and wrinkled, the leaves and stems are covered in soft white hairs. Found: Texas to Arizona, north to Colorado and south into Mexico. At altitudes of 3,000 - 6,500 feet. Elevation: 0 - 6,500 Feet. Habitat: Alkaline, well-drained/light soils. An ideal landscape plant in Arizona. Native of Arizona, Texas, Colorado, and Mexico. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken: Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona. May 13, 2008.