Botanical Name: Stachys coccinea
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Common Name: Scarlet Hedge Nettle, Texas Betony  
Plant photo of: Stachys coccinea
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  • Anatomy

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Plant Type

Perennial

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

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Information by: George Hull MSN
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery

  • Description

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Small mounding evergreen shrub growing moderately fast to 2' tall. Blooms spring to fall with 1" long tubular bright red two lipped flowers. Flowers are arranged in rings around four-sided stems. Attracts hummingbirds. Best in partial shade and does require some moisture in the low desert. Native in moist canyons in Arizona, northern Mexico and Texas.