Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Red ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Texas Betony, Scarlet Hedgenettle (Stachys coccinea), Lamiaceae Family. Texas native, perennial, evergeen, blooms in mid-spring through the first frost

One of my favorites because it is evergreen, very heat and cold tolerant and disease and insect free. It has withstood 113 degree and 17 degree weather! At 17 degrees it experienced some freeze burn on young leaves. It blooms almost constantly except during extreme cold. Tender young leaves turn a crimson in cold weather. It performs wonderfully in sun or partial shade. It makes a great landscape plant and can be used in rock gardens (give it plenty of room because it tends to have a wide spread), xeriscapes and wildscapes.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1292/index.html

I had recently pruned this betony back. It has put on new growth and is starting to rebloom. The colors in the photo did not upload well. The blooms are a much prettier color.