| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Stachys spathulata Burch. ex Benth. |
| Bibliography | Labiat. Gen. Spec.: 559 (1834) |
| Native Range | s. Zimbabwe to Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 30-1500m |
| Description | leaves sessile, spathulate or linear-spathulate, rounded, entire, whorls 2-flowered, at apex of stems, flowers fragrant, 5-8mm long |
| Size | 7-30cm |
| Color | rose, pale blue |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Stachys karasmontana Dinter Stachys minima Gürke Stachys pachycalymna Briq. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (MOZ Mozambique, ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |