Stachys hyssopifolia ambigua
| Stachys hyssopifolia | |
| Light: |   |
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| Hardiness: | 5 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Stachys hyssopifolia ambigua
Propagation: Seed - sow spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Division in spring.
Cultivation: Succeeds in any deep well-drained moderately fertile soil in full sun or light shade[1].
A good bee plant[1].
Range: E. Asia - Japan. Eastern N. America - Pennsylvania to Illinois, south to Florida.
Habitat: Damp sands, swamps and prairies[2].
Edibility: Eaten as a vegetable[3]. No more details are given, it is likely to be the roots or the leaves that are eaten[K].
Medicinal: The plant is astringent, carminative and deodorant[3][4].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: S. aspera. Michx.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Lyndon, Merritt. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co, 1950.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Stuart, George. Chinese Materia Medica. Taipei Southern Materials Centre.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.