Description

Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca

Perennial. Dark green foliage with silvery undersides. Small pink flowers. Medicinal and nectariferous plant. 60 cm to 1.50 m high, needs no support. Very easy to grow. Also known as throw-wort, lion’s tail and lion’s ear.

Full sun to part shade. Well drained soil. Direct sowing after the last frost or indoor sowing 3 to 6 weeks before. 1 cm deep. 30 cm between plants.

Germination: 70% en novembre 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.