Chinese motherwort (3.5" pot)
Latin Name: Leonurus japonicus Family: Laminaceae (Mint)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall spreading herb
Mature size: 7ft.
Native range: East Asia
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, full sun
Pollinators: Bees, wasps
Edible parts:
Uses and functions: Medicinal
Fast growing, self seeding biennial. Grows a flower stalk to 6' in its second year, covered with subtle, pink, mint family flowers. Though understated in the floral department, pollinators of all types prize them, and can be observed lining up in orderly queues to wait their turn at the blossoms. Herbaceous parts used in TCM. Dried stems make good kindling and mulch. Though expansive, small seedlings are not hard to eliminate, and lacking a taproot, neither are the established 2nd year plants.
Latin Name: Leonurus japonicus Family: Laminaceae (Mint)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall spreading herb
Mature size: 7ft.
Native range: East Asia
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, full sun
Pollinators: Bees, wasps
Edible parts:
Uses and functions: Medicinal
Fast growing, self seeding biennial. Grows a flower stalk to 6' in its second year, covered with subtle, pink, mint family flowers. Though understated in the floral department, pollinators of all types prize them, and can be observed lining up in orderly queues to wait their turn at the blossoms. Herbaceous parts used in TCM. Dried stems make good kindling and mulch. Though expansive, small seedlings are not hard to eliminate, and lacking a taproot, neither are the established 2nd year plants.
Latin Name: Leonurus japonicus Family: Laminaceae (Mint)
USDA hardiness zone: 4
Growth habit: Tall spreading herb
Mature size: 7ft.
Native range: East Asia
Preferred habitat: Garden soil, full sun
Pollinators: Bees, wasps
Edible parts:
Uses and functions: Medicinal
Fast growing, self seeding biennial. Grows a flower stalk to 6' in its second year, covered with subtle, pink, mint family flowers. Though understated in the floral department, pollinators of all types prize them, and can be observed lining up in orderly queues to wait their turn at the blossoms. Herbaceous parts used in TCM. Dried stems make good kindling and mulch. Though expansive, small seedlings are not hard to eliminate, and lacking a taproot, neither are the established 2nd year plants.
