RE: Ballota nigra cultivar (Prancing Jester)

Hi Marilyn,
Well, I guess it is time to look for it at the locals! It was quite pretty,
nice creamy
coloring!  Not a lot of hits in the states when I did the google search!
Cheryl


> Not to worry, I have grown Ballota nigra for about 10 years in the same
>spot in the front rockery and I can vouch for it's polite habit.  It is a
>clumper and does not seed about or spread by underground runners, etc.  I
>wish it would - because it is very hard to start by cuttings which rot
>easily.  The stems are like pipe cleaners and I find it is better to rub off
>the "fuzz" before sticking the cuttings.  It has wonderfully soft leaves &
>is soft gray ( like Lamb's Ear but is not floppy) and makes a nice rounded
>mass about 2 1/2 ft across.  I hope I can find the cultivar you mentioned
>here in the near future!
>
>Marilyn Dube'
>Natural Designs Nursery
>Portland, Oregon
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:	owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
>Of Cheryl Isaak
>Sent:	Monday, March 25, 2002 5:38 AM
>To:	perennials@hort.net
>Subject:	Boston Flower Show  - post mortem
>
>
>One plant stood out - Ballota nigra - Prancing Jester - a variagated black
>horehound. Several google searchs later, I found some info - must be fairly
>new to commerce. I'd love to add it, but adding a member of the mint
>family!?! to the garden as a ground cover sounds dangerous.
>
>
>Cheryl
>
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