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Beginner skill rating |
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Ballota pseudodictamnus
Other names: False dittany
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Genus: Ballota
Species: B. pseudodictamnus - B. pseudodictamnus is one of the very best foliage plants. It is a low-growing dwarf evergreen shrub with rounded, fine white-furry leaves and stems and small pink flowers in whorls toward the stem tips, with large pale green calyces.
Ballota pseudodictamnus is: Evergreen
Flower: Pale-purple, Light green, Insignificant or absent in Spring; Insignificant or absent, Pale-purple, Light green in Summer
Foliage: Pale-green in All seasons
Habit: Bushy, Cushion or Mound Forming, Rounded
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: The soft white-green leaves are a good companion to plants with purple flowers
Plant with: Acanthus spinosus (Spiny bear's breeches), Centaurea scabiosa (Greater knapweed), Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye' (Geranium 'Gravetye'), Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches), Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' (Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'), Geranium 'Sabani Blue' (Cranesbill 'Sabani Blue'), Acanthus hungaricus (Long-leaved bear's breeches)
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Specific pests: Leafhoppers
Propagation methods: Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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Ballota pseudodictamnus (False dittany) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: City, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Gravel, Containers, Rock, Foliage only
Cultivation: Grow in poor, well-drained soils in full sun.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |  |
| Soil drainage: | Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | |
| Light: | Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, West | |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4) | |
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