Stachytarpheta (Any Color) - Plant

Planting and 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.

Caring for Stachytarpheta

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.

Typical uses of Stachytarpheta

Special features: 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.

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.

References

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