Ballota hirsuta
Ballota
Mediterranean sub shrub with evergreen, woolly leaves. The plant forms a round compact ball especially if it's trimmed after flowering, with discrete purple flowers during the early summer. Good for a dry garden.
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Ballota
Latin name
Ballota hirsuta
type
Shrub
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.60 M
Ballota hirsuta
Mediterranean sub shrub with evergreen, woolly leaves. The plant forms a round compact ball especially if it's trimmed after flowering, with discrete purple flowers during the early summer. Good for a dry garden.
Flowering
From Mid Summer TO Mid Summer
White flowers, spotted with purple are borne in whorls in mid-summer.
Propogation by cuttings
From Mid Summer TO Mid Summer
Take cuttings, about 3 inches long from lateral shoots in mid-summert and insert in equal parts of peat and sand in a cold frame. Plant out the rooted cuttings the following spring.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant in spring in poor or ordinary garden soil and in full sun.