Betonica macrantha, formerly Stachys macrantha, known as big betony, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae.
It is native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northwestern Iran.
Spikes of hooded purplish-pink flowers are borne throughout summer.
[3] The Latin specific epithet macrantha means "large-flowered".
[4] The cultivars 'Robusta', 'Superba', and 'Violacea' have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.