Description
While Stachys lavandulifolia is quite common in rockeries, the same does not apply for Stachys inflata, which I dare say (?) has a more beautiful foliage: felted silvery leaves which remain evergreen all year long, except when they are under the snow.
When not in flower, the silvery foliage complements beautifully the nearby species; shown in the gallery with Acinos alpinus.
Rarely seen in cultivation, this species had large pink flowers on whorls along the flower stems, over the summer. The flowering stems are trailing, although it may depend on the growing location. Needs to be grown in a full sun positions, on a lean substrate with very good drainage.
Not a for a small rockery; it has the tendency to ‘overflow’ when in flower so it would look great planted on top of a rock wall, upper part of a rocky slope in a large rockery. You can give it a good shear in late fall or spring.
Germination: warm, slow germinator.
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