Dracocephalum
Dragonhead
- Height × spread
- 0.6m – 0.9m × 0.3m – 0.9m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
There are annuals, perennials and shrubby forms in this group of plants, a few of which have found favour in gardens. The foliage is aromatic and the flowers make quiet heads of bloom in shades of blue and white. The popular name indicates their similarity to the head of a dragon. Perhaps with their open mouths with the lower petal like a jagged jaw there could be some similarity. Some of these forms can be invasive so don't place them in the close proximity to treasures till you have trialled them in another part of the garden. These are summer flowering and many forms stand between 30cm and 75cm in height.
- Flower colour
- Blue, Mauve, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Cube, Dome
- Height
- 0.6m – 0.9m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 0.9m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam (normal), Poor soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.