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Lamiaceae
Water horehound
Lycopus virginicus
Also known as Lycopus, Bugleweed, Gipsywort, Lycopus macrophyllus
Flowering Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Native · Wetland · Medicinal Herb · Shade Tolerant · Moist Soil · Rain Garden · Wildflower · Perennial · Lamiaceae · Wildlife Habitat
Water horehound is a native wetland herb that prefers moist to wet, partially shaded conditions along stream banks or pond edges. Keep its soil consistently moist and plant it in a spot that receives filtered or indirect sunlight for best growth. It spreads gradually via rhizomes and is an excellent choice for rain gardens or naturalizing wet areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; does not tolerate prolonged dryness · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–6.3
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 10 ft – 30 ft
- Spread
- 15 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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