Cretan Hedgenettle
Also known as
Stachys albereana, Stachys altissima, Stachys cretica garana, Stachys cretica paniculata, Stachys cretica velata, Stachys germanica albereana, Stachys germanica boissieri, Stachys germanica cassia, Stachys germanica garana, Stachys germanica mersinaea, Stachys germanica salviifolia, Stachys pungens, Stachys thracica and Stachys velata
Taxonomy
Stachys cretica
Stachys
Lamiaceae
Lamiales
How to care for Cretan Hedgenettle
How often to water your Cretan Hedgenettle
Cretan Hedgenettle needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Cretan Hedgenettle in your home
Cretan Hedgenettle love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Cretan Hedgenettle does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
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How to fertilize Cretan Hedgenettle
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Cretan Hedgenettle after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Confessions of a Lamby Drama Queen This baby was thriving! And then one day it decided to be a drama queen. I can’t seem to get it right. It’s growing and also droopy. It seems to like water twice a week unlike recommendation. Hates the sunny Florida outdoors. It’s not dying but it’s a constant worry. Suggestion? #Stachys #lambsear #HappyPlants
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today i found my new favorite (shhhh… don’t tell the others.) baby at earl may. for a whopping $30 including her pot, she definitely was worth every penny spent. her face-shaped pot is everything and im living for how the color compliments her leaves perfectly. can’t wait to see her grow!! #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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Sun scorched or diseased? All the older leaves on my lambs ear look like this… at first I thought I was cause I was struggling to keep her happy but now she’s happy and the leaves still turn rough and splotchy. What is causing it? #Stachys #lambsear #PlantAddict
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Pants are beautiful down to the smallest cell! Look close you can see the darker vacuoles of water inside the cells. #SpringIntoSummer #plantcell #beautifulbiology #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict
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Drama queen dying… again So here is the Drama Queen Lamby… she was repotted and loving life. I though some of her leaves were getting sun scorched so I moved her away from the window. She started looking sad and I moved her back but she look the worst I’ve ever seen. All her baby leaves died and the stems are wilty… help? How do I bring her back? #NotSoHappyPlants #PlantAddict #help #SadPlant
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Drama Queen Come Back TLDR: pictures tell the full story Shortly after its initial purchase this Lamby had been a full blown drama queen. Then I though I had finally gotten the trick and she was doing well. But she said nope: One day I noticed she was getting sun scorched. Moved her direct afternoon light to bright indirect. At first she was okay and then from one day to the next it seemed, she tried to fully die. She was given to me by my best friend and was my first non succulent house plant so I was determined that she had to live. And here we are, thriving. Not back to her full size but come one tell me this isn’t an impressive comeback. Wonder what she’ll throw at me next? #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #ComebackStories #NotSoHappyPlants #HappyPlants #PlantAddict #PLANTMAFIA
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No roots on Lambs Ear I got this Lambs Ear from a small shop in front of someone's house and it was really weird, leaves where brown at the bottom and it had a really long stem with no leaves. I cut off the bits that looked a bit rotten and tried to pot the rest hoping it would get roots (which it didn't have in the first place) It doesn't look dead quite yet but the leaves are going a bit funky and brown Any tips on how to get it to grow roots?
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Is there any way to save this plant???? I water him regularly but he just falls down within 12 hours.
Care Summary for Cretan Hedgenettle
Cretan Hedgenettle
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.