Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Ballota L. [2027]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Lamiaceae

family_ja: シソ

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description_en: Genus of 30-35 species of clump- or mat-forming perennials and evergreen subshrubs from rocky and waste ground in the Mediterranean, Europe, and W. Asia. The leaves are opposite, toothed to scalloped, and aromatic, sometimes unpleasantly so. Whorls of 2-lipped flowers, often with prominent, saucer-or funnel-shaped calyces, are produced from the leaf axils of terminal shoots. Grow in a sunny border.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Divide perennials in spring. For subshrubs, root softwood cuttings in late spring or early summer, or semi-ripe cuttings in early summer.

pests_en: Trouble free.

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comment: Europe to W. Asia

comment_ja: バロータ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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