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    BALLOTA
    BALLOTA
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    BALLOTA

    Commonly known as Horehound

    Genus of 30-35 species of clump- or mat-forming perennials and evergreen subshrubs from rocky and waste ground in the Mediterranean, Europe and western Asia.

    B. pseudodictamnus, the most commonly available, is often described as the loveliest of greys.

    The genus is represented in the UK by B. nigra, black horehound, an unpleasant-smelling plant common in waste places and at roadsides.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Aromatic leaves are sometimes unpleasantly so.
    • Evergreen
      Subshrubs.
    • Ground cover
      These plants are typically low growing and spread quickly to inhibit weed growth on areas of bare soil
    View Planting Tips and Care Advice

    varieties
    BALLOTA hirsuta
    horehound
    Small, velvety silver leaves and purple flowers.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    BALLOTA pseudodictamnus
    False dittany, Shrubby horehound
    (Pseudodictamnus mediterraneus) - grey-green foliage, pink flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2026
    Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Grow Your Own
    AFTER PLANT GROW YOUR OWN seaweed is ready to use liquid concentrate that was specially formulated be used on all edible plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
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