Leonurus sibiricus Chinese motherwort (Labiatae)

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Leonurus sibiricus
Chinese motherwort
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The Leonurus sibiricus plant species is found in E. Asia - China, Japan, Korea, Siberia. It is a member of the Labiatae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Chinese motherwort.

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Latin Name:  Leonurus sibiricus
Common Name:  Chinese motherwort
Family:  Labiatae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  See the notes under medicinal uses.

Mature Height:  1   Mature Width:  0.6

Habitat:  Stony and steppe slopes, pine forests and occasionally as a weed of cultivated land[74]. By the sea shore and along the margins of marshes and pools[178].

Propagation Notes: Seed - sow late spring in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer.

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