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Dracocephalum forrestii |
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| Common name |
dragonhead |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial |
| Flowers |
blue-purple |
| Size |
6-12" |
| Light |
part shade |
| Cultural notes |
well-drained soil, not too dry |
Species from China, with fairly typical dragonhead flowers carried on upright stems, atop a mass of very clean-looking mid-green linear leaves. I managed to grow just a single seedling, which didn't bloom until its second year, in a trough.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Dracocephalum forrestii
- Seed from NARGS '09/'10 exchange. Baggy 35F (9w) - 70F (4%G, 6d)
- Seed from NARGS '11/'12 exchange. Baggy 70F (4w) - 70F with light (18d; no G)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 35F (10w) - 70F with light (10%G, 11d)
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