Texas Betony is a member of the Mint
Family.
The
plant grows to a height of 3 feet and has dark green oval to triangular
leaves with toothed edges and a deeply ridged surface to 3 inches in
length. The plant
typically grows on slopes and in canyons at elevations between 1500 -
8000 feet.
Texas Betony
is also known as scarlet sage and scarlet hedge nettle. |
Texas Betony blooms between March - October and
produces red to reddish pink, tubular flowers to 1.25 inches in length
with two lips, the lower of which has 3 lobes and protrudes downwards.
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