Ballota, or Horehound, is a low growing shrub that produces 30-40cm long stems covered in rosettes of small round silver-grey leaves. These are approximately 2cm across and covered with soft hairs. The stems stand up to shipping reasonably well and last a week or so in a vase before starting to deteriorate. The plant is easy to care for with an annual application of a general NPK based fertiliser and a cut back in winter.

Like many of the foliage plants, a market does exist but the end users (florists) are not prepared to pay enough for it to justify the costs of growing, picking, packing and shipping it outside of New Zealand. This means local market sales are about the only option.