Motherwort - Peppermint Farm & Garden

Hardy / perennial / medicinal plant, bee plant /  H. up to 120cm/ seeds need 20-30 days for germination/ sunny position  / humus rich soil / blossom colour pink / flowering time  7, 8
Strong smelling perennial with purple stems and palmate, deeply lobed leaves. Mauve- pink to white flowers with purple spotted lips in axillary whorls from mid-summer to mid-autumn. Most loved plant by bumble bees. It lowers blood pressure and relaxes spasms. It is a sedative and nerve tonic and has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties.