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Amaranthaceae
Jerusalem-tea
Dysphania ambrosioides
Also known as Feather geranium, Wormseed, Mexican tea, Chenopodium ambrosioides var. viridis
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Epazote · Dysphania · Medicinal Herb · Culinary Herb · Aromatic · Ethnobotany · Self-Seeding · Drought Tolerant · Herb Garden · Traditional Medicine
Jerusalem-tea, also known as epazote, is a strongly aromatic herb traditionally used in cooking and folk medicine across Latin America and beyond. It grows vigorously in full sun to partial shade and tolerates a range of soil conditions, making it easy to establish. Deadhead regularly to prevent excessive self-seeding, as it can spread aggressively in favorable conditions.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2.9 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Ascension, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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