Stachys recta grandiflora hot It spreads by slender rhizomes

It spreads by slender rhizomes

A delightful small Blueberry with glossy rich green leaves and rust red new growths

I wonder if they have been muddled up

NZPCN (a great website for natives) says that E

Stachys recta grandiflora hot It spreads by slender rhizomesShort, stiff and neat wildflowers. Stiff hedge nettle (looks only). This is a short Stachys, only 20 40 cm tall, with a stiff and neat habit. Like all the other Stachys species this plant produces abundant nectar and pollen therefore the white cream flowers with purple markings are constantly foraged by pollinators of all kinds. Good for the edge of the flower border, in the wildflower meadow or at the margins of the woodland garden. New to me, thanks