
Full Sun
Part Sun/Shade
Very Low Water Requirement
Very Low Maintenance
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Pollinators
Flowers
Deer Resistant
Texas Native
Central Texas Native
COMMON NAMES
Texas Betony, Hedge-Nettle, Scarlet Hedge-Nettle, Texas Woundwort
PLANT DESCRIPTION
Sun or shade; it needs less water in filtered shade. A low-sprawling evergreen perennial with scarlet-red blooms and softly (and sometimes sharply) fuzzy apple-green leaves. Betony is deer resistant and drought-tolerant; tender new foliage may be burned or discolored, however, in extreme cold (below 20 degrees.) It is very well behaved in the garden, and attracts hummingbirds. Related plants were long used as an astringent. Common names include Texas hedge-nettle or woundwort.