Plant in full sun in most any soil that has fairly good drainage. Water occasionally to infrequently – a very drought tolerant plant . Hardy to around at least 10° F and tolerant of near coastal conditions. A good plant in a raised bed or rock garden and combines well with succulents with the foliage particularly attractive after a light rain or in the morning when the leaves catch and display drops of moisture. Stays quite low if kept dry but if becomes a little too big can be pruned back hard in the spring and seems resistant to predation by deer and rabbit but is attractive to bees, bumblebees and beneficial insects. Some recommend shearing the flowers to maintain clean foliage look but we don’t find the flowers that detracting.

Ballota pseudodictamnus is native to western Turkey and the Aegean islands where it grows on limestone. The name for the genus was the ancient Greek name first given to the black Horehound, Ballota nigra and the specific epithet means "false Dittany" in reference to its resemblance to plants in the genus Dictamnus. Ballota is closely related to Marrubium, the true Horehounds and some authors have listed it as Marrubium pseudodictamnus. This plant received the Royal Horticultural Societies prestigious Award of Garden Merit in 1993. We have grewn this great plant continuousluy since receiving it from H-Mark Nursery in 1991. 

The information displayed on this page about Ballota pseudodictamnus is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.