| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Stachys cretica L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 581 (1753) |
| Native Range | se. Europe to Caucasus |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Altitude | 0-1400m |
| Description | densely lanate, leaves ovate or wider, 3-10cm long, flowers 15-20mm long in verticillate spike variable |
| Size | 25-80cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Eriostomum creticum (L.) Hoffmanns. & Link Stachys albereana Neyraut & Debeaux Stachys altissima Desf. Stachys cretica f. major Heldr. Stachys cretica ssp. velata (Klokov) Greuter & Burdet Stachys pungens Banks & Sol. Stachys velata Klokov |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, KRI Kriti, TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 14 Eastern Europe (KRY Krym) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (CYP Cyprus) |