M. baileyi subsp. baileyi 'Alba'
A white flowered form of M. baileyi subsp. baileyi which comes true from seed. Also known as M. baileyi subsp. baileyi var. alba.
MG Rating: ★★★   
Registered by: as M. betonicifolia 'Alba', pre-2002.
Flowering: late May to July. White flowers, the uppermost arising on short pedicels from a false whorl of short stem leaves, lateral-facing to half nodding. Petals rounded to ovate, overlapping at base. Numerous stamens with yellow-orange anthers.
Emerging foliage: Broadly elliptical leaves with a shallowly cordate base.
Mature foliage: The basal leaves, covered with rough hairs, are oblong-ovate to broad paddle shaped with long petioles and neat crenate blunt teeth on their margins. Leaf bases are cuneate or shallowly cordate and the apex is sub-obtuse to sub-acute.
Fruit capsule: Ovoid-ellipsoid with a short broad style and stigma. The capsule body is densely covered with straw-coloured bristles. Fully fertile.