Re: Leonotis menthifolia and others
- To: M*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Leonotis menthifolia and others
- From: "* F* D* <s*@nr.infi.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 22:15:25 -0400 (EDT)
At 10:16 AM 7/15/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi there, I took a trip to the local herb farm and came back with some
>plants that are new to me an for which I have found very little info. Can
>anyone tell me about the culture conditions, size, water requirements of:
>
>Leonotus menthefolia
Leonotis menthaefolia (note spelling): A miniature version of L.
nepetaefolia (2 - 2.5 feet tall x 1.5 - 2 feet wide instead of 5 - 7 feet
tall), with flower heads more pumpkin than orange, and almost as large.
Well behaved, doesn't self-sow as badly as its larger siblings.
>Leonurus cardiaca
Leonurus cardiaca: Motherwort, a tough perennial that can naturalize in
temperate zone disturbed soils in zones 4 - 8. This is an old-time
medicinal plant. It can be good honeybee forage.
Richard F. Dufresne
Greensboro, NC 27406
USDA Zone 7
