Ballota

A drought-loving herb originally from the Mediterranean. Grown for its grey-white felted stems and leaves. The dead-nettle-like flowers are also interesting and are a great attraction for bees. The plant does not lose interest even after flowering, precisely because of its unusual silvery coloring and saucer-shaped flower calyxes. In this, it resembles another floral delicacy – Bells of Ireland. Unlike them, however, it is perennial and withstands our frosts in the right location. It comes from Turkey, Libya, Greece, and Crete, which is why we plant it, for example, in gravel beds. We can also grow it successfully in a pot. Unusual greenery for bouquets. Lasts 10 days in a vase.