Stachytarpheta (Any Color) - Plant

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Description

The flowers are attractive to a variety of insects.Parts of the plant contain the iridoid glycoside ipolamiide, which inhibits insect predation on the plant.

This product does not have the flowers at the time of shipping. Afterward, the plant will bloom and it could be of any colored flower. Stachytarpheta is a plant genus in the verbena family.

The flowers are rich in nectar and popular with many butterflies, such as the South Asian crimson rose, Malabar banded swallowtail, and grass yellow and hummingbirds.

Plant Specifications

Plant Height 20 inch (51 cm)
Plant Spread 4 inch (10 cm)
*above specification are indicative only. actual dimensions may vary by +-10%
Common Name Pink snakeweed
Maximum Reachable Height 61 to 91cm
Flower Colour Any color
Bloom Time Spring to autumn
Difficulty Level Easy to grow

Planting and care

Start with pruning shears for smaller growth. Use loppers, which look like giant, long-handle shears, for growth that is more than half an inch thick. A small pruning saw is handy, as it cuts on both the push and the pull.

Stachytarpheta care

Dig a hole 2 to 3 times as deep as the bulbs are high and set the bulb in the hole pointy side up. Fill the hole with soil and tamp gently.

Sunlight Full Sun to Partial Shade
Watering Medium
Soil Well-drained soil
Temperature 26 degrees F.
Fertilizer Apply any organic fertilizer

Stachytarpheta special feature

The leaves are attractive, crinkled and toothed. It is a perennial shrub that becomes woody toward the base of the stem as is grows to about one-year-old. Plants grow about 4 feet tall by 6-feet wide before stems droop and touch the ground.

Stachytarpheta uses

Ornamental Use:

  • The plant is used for ornamental purpose

Medicinal Use:

  • Stachytarpheta cayennensis is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by This plant has some uses in traditional medicine
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