Stachys aethiopica ‘Pink’ is a hardy, evergreen, spreading groundcover, with beautiful pale-green, almost quilted leaves.
It bears spikes of small, pink, tubular flowers mainly in spring but with a few flowers almost all year round. They attract to the garden a myriad of tiny insects which provide food for lizards and frogs.
Used medicinally.
An attractive groundcover that . Plant in hanging baskets, along borders or in containers. As this is a widespread species, it is variable and the form that we grow is not rampant, but rather stays in neat little clusters. Prune lightly and regularly to keep in shape. It grows in both sun and shade, but requires at least half day sun. Plant in well-drained soil.
Size: 25 to 35cm