smooth hedgenettle
Stachys tenuifolia
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to full shade
WaterHandles moist to wet soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Smooth hedgenettle (Stachys tenuifolia) is a perennial for pollinator gardens and meadows. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and moist to wet, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows up to 36 inches tall at a moderate pace. Purple flowers open in mid to late spring, early to late summer, and early to late autumn. Bees visit the blooms.
Pairs well with White snakeroot, Brown-eyed Susan, and Indian grass.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 34 more places. See all 38
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, and WV; NB.