Downy wood mint
Layer: Not specified
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 - 7
Edible: Yes
Edible parts: Leaves
Light requirement: Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement: Dry, Moist
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium
Utilities: Ground cover, Erosion control
Native To: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
Introduced To: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
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- Alternate name
- Downy pagoda plant, sunny woodmint and ohio horsemint
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Growth
- Fast
- Height
- 0.7
- Life cycle
- Perennial
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Blephilia ciliata
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60464893-2
- Wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blephilia_ciliata
Slug: blephilia-ciliata-downy-wood-mint
Permapeople ID: 2232