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Plant Picture Guide

Acanthus - Akebia
Allium - Apios
Aquilegia - Asarum
Asclepias - Asimina
Aster - Atrichum
Bambusa - Campsis
Camptosorus - Chamaemelum
Chasmanthium - Coptis
Coreopsis - Dianthus
Dicentra - Erigeron
Eriophorum - Fragaria
Gaillardia - Hedyotis
Helianthus - Indocalamus
Iris - Lamium
Laportea - Lobelia
Lonicera - Maianthemum
Manfreda - Mimulus
Miscanthus
Mitchella - Onoclea
Ophiopogon - Osmunda
Pachysandra - Petasites
Phalaris - Philadelphus
Phlox
Phragmites
Phyllostachys
Physostegia - Polygonum
Polypodium - Potentilla
Prunus - Rhododendron
Rosa - Sasa
Sasaella - Scirpus
Sedum - Senecio
Shibataea - Stachys
Stokesia - Uvularia
Vaccinium - Vetiveria
Viburnum - Vinca
Viola - Zizia


Catalog as of February 04, 2010

Stachys

(Labiatae - mint family)
About 300 species of herbs and subshrubs, of wide distribution. A few species are cultivated as ornamentals. S. affinis is cultivated for its edible root tubers.

affinis peren • ht 1½' • zones 5-9

Chinese artichoke; Japanese artichoke; chorogi

Stachys affinis - Jul 10 Stachys affinis - Jul 10


edible, ground cover, sun
China

Upright stems with hairy, crinkly leaves. Small white or pink flowers in summer. Produces an abundance of small, white, edible root tubers, for which it is much cultivated in Japan. Spreads to form a very solid ground cover.

cat # 6G7H
$8.95 each / 3+, $8.50 ea