Stachys maritima
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Stachys maritima is a perennial herbaceous plant that favors sunny sites and originates from open habitats, frequently flourishing in meadows and grasslands. It prefers full sun but can also tolerate partial sun.
🌡️ Temperature 15–35°C
Stachys maritima can tolerate a wide range of temperatures, yet its distribution may still be restricted by different combinations of water and heat. It performs best in warm summer climates with sufficient rainfall or watering. Long periods of cloudy, rainy weather, as well as prolonged high temperatures, can raise the likelihood of Stachys maritima dying. In winter, adequate protection from cold can increase the plant's chances of survival.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-8
🌱 Fertilizer
One fertilizer application in spring is generally enough for Stachys maritima, although several feedings can improve growth. Fertilize about once every month to month and a half. Feeding improves the leaves' appearance and performance, helping maintain even color and a healthy texture. It also encourages root development and nutrient uptake, supporting the plant's long-term health.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Stachys
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 7-10
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 30 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 40 cm
- Leaf Color
- Gray, Silver
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink
- Flower Size
- 1.02 cm to 1.52 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Early fall, Mid fall
- Native Area
- Turkey, Tunisia, Italy, Spain, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania, Algeria, Croatia, France