| Description | Pink Cotton Candy (Stachys officinalis) produces a two toned cotton candy colored whorl of flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | PP#21436 Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pink two lipped, upper lip lighter than lower creating a two tone effect |
| Leaves | green, mostly basal |
| Dimensions | 20-24 by 12 inches (HS) |
| Maintenance | remove flower stalks after they are done blooming |
| Propagation | easy by division, PP#21436 Unauthorized Propagation Prohibited |
| Cultivar Origin | "Pink Cotton Candy' was bred by Richard Hawke from an open pollinated betony seedling and introduced by the Chicago Botanic Garden in 2009" (#144) |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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