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Drummond's Hedgenettle

Stachys drummondii

Other common name(s):

Pink Mint

Family:

Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes
Coastal Sand Plain, Floodplains and Low Terraces4, Laguna Madre Barrier Island and Coastal Marshes, Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes, Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies, Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes

Plant Characteristics

Growth Form

Herbaceous

Height

1
to
3
ft.

Spread

1
to
2
ft.

Leaf Retention

Deciduous

Lifespan

Annual

Habitat and Care Requirements

Soil Type(s)

Loam, Clay, Moist

Light Requirement

Sun, Part Shade

Water Requirement

Low, Medium

Native Habitat

Grassland, Woodland

Bloom and Attraction

Bloom Color

Pink, Purple

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Nectar, Flowers

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Moths

Maintenance

Can grow as annual or biennial. Plants transplant successfully during winter and spring, even while in full bloom. Not finicky regarding soil type or placement. Usually forms large colonies, often in shaded areas. Propagation: Seed. Root division.

Comments

Blooms February-July. Endemic to Texas. The flowers bloom on erect spires around which multiple, two-lipped orchid-like half-inch blooms whirl; the bottom lip is larger and speckled with dark pink and white markings. Soft fuzzy, notched leaves. The fruit ripens into four, one-seeded small black nutlets. Attracts several species of butterflies, moths, and wasps.

References

1) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=32335#null, 2) https://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=13782&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=STDR, 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Stachys+drummondii, 5) https://rgvctmn.org/blog/butterflies-are-in-the-pink-pink-mint-that-is/, 6) chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.riodeltawild.com/janjune2003/Stachys%20drummondii.pdf, 7) https://oaktrust.library.tamu.edu/handle/1969.1/194687. 8) https://garden.org/plants/view/85437/Drummonds-Hedgenettle-Stachys-drummondii/, 9) Tveten, John and Gloria, Wildflowers of Houston, 1997, page 208. 10) Ajilvsgi, Geyata, Wildflowers of Texas, 1984, page 257.

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State Office Phone: 830.997.9272

State Office Address:
Native Plant Society of Texas
PO Box 3017
Fredericksburg, TX 78624

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