betony
Betonica officinalis
RHS Plants for Pollinators; MBG Plant of Merit 2014
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple, red
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Betony (Betonica officinalis) is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It forms a slow-growing clump of green leaves with purple to red flowers. Bees and butterflies visit the blooms. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal.
Pairs well with Cheyenne Spirit echinacea, Blue grama, and Prairie dropseed.
Native range
Europe, Central Asia, Africa, Altay, and 3 more places. See all 7
Europe, Central Asia, Africa, Altay, Krym, NW. Balkan Pen., and Türkiye.