Ballota pseudodictamnus (False dittany)

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Skill rating Beginner
skill rating
Ultimate spread 0.5m
max. spread
Ultimate height 0.5m
max. height
Time to maturity 2-5 years
to maturity
Maintenance level 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: Light green, Insignificant or absent, Pale-purple 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' (Geranium 'Sabani Blue')

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Specific pests: Leafhoppers

General care

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.

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Soil types: Chalky, Loamy, Sandy Match unknown
Soil drainage: Well-drained Match unknown
Soil pH: Acid, Neutral Match unknown
Light: Full Sun Match unknown
Aspect: South, West Match unknown
Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered Match unknown
Hardiness: Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4) Match unknown

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