Creeping betony is a flowering rhizomatous perennial in the mint family found in dry grassland and open woods in most of Europe, western Asia, and North Africa. The Latin epithet, officialis , refers to plants which have a culinary or medicinal use. In nature, creeping betony is a patch-forming, grassland perennial, 12 to 24 inches tall. Prefers full sun to partial shade in well-drained soils. Its leaves are stalked on upright stems, oval with a heart-shaped base, wrinkled texture and toothed margins. The plant flowers in midsummer and iith a dense growth habit and showy spikes of pink flowers in the spring and summer. Use this plant in meadows, cottage gardens, and rock gardens. Flowers attract pollinators. Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems: No significant diseases or insect pests.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.