Lamiaceae
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
Also known as Throw-wort, Lion's ear, Lion's tail, Leonurus cardiaca var. rotundifolia
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Motherwort is a hardy, fast-growing perennial herb that thrives in full sun to partial shade with minimal care once established in average garden soil. Water regularly during the first season, then reduce watering as it becomes drought tolerant in well-drained conditions. It is prized by herbalists for its traditional medicinal uses and by gardeners for its tall spikes of pink-purple flowers that attract pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings once established · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Argentina Northeast, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle
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