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Ballota is a genera of about 35 species of clump-forming perennials and subshrubs. These species are found in the Mediterranean, Europe, and western Asia where their natural habitat is rocky areas and waste grounds. Characteristically they exhibit opposite, toothed, scalloped leaves and whorls of two-lipped flowers with funnel-shaped calyxes.
Cultivation of these species requires a poor, dry, well drained soil in full sun. These species should be kept cut back to retain their compactness. Propagation Is by division in spring for perennials, and cuttings for subshrubs in spring or early summer.
| The Species | |||
| Ballota acetabulosa | Ballota andreuzziana | Ballota antilibanotica | |
| Ballota bullata | Ballota cristata | Ballota damascena | |
| Ballota frutescens | Ballota glandulosissima | Ballota grisea | |
| Ballota hirsuta | Ballota inaequidens | Ballota integrifolia | |
| Ballota kaiseri | Ballota larendana | Ballota latibracteolata | |
| Ballota macedonica | Ballota macrodonta | Ballota nigra | |
| Ballota philistaea | Ballota rupestris | Ballota saxatilis | |
| Ballota undulata |
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