Perennials, Weeds > Stachys > Stachys sylvatica > Stachys sylvatica
Stachys sylvatica
Hedge Woundwort, Whitespot
Origin: Europe, Asia.
| Family |
| Lamiaceae |
| Genus |
| Stachys |
| Species |
| sylvatica |
| Category |
| Perennials, Weeds |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a - 6a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -29 - (-26) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 - (-15) |
| Height |
| 30 - 80 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Bronze shield-bug (Eysarcoris fabricii). |
| Habitat |
| Hedge woundwort is a plant of moist, relatively fertile soils where light shade and occasional disturbance prevents dominance by more robust species. It therefore grows in habitats where these conditions are found such as verges, hedge banks, woodland rides and river banks. |
| Leaf Description |
| The leaves are stalked, dark green and shaped like an elongated heart. |
| Flower Description |
| The flowers, which are arranged in whorls, are a dark reddish purple covered in white blotches: quite attractive. |
| Propagation |
| Hedge woundwort spreads to new sites by seed or rhizome fragments and then rapidly colonizes them by means of vigorous rhizomatous extensions forming large mats of vegetation. |
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