MOTHERWORT Leonurus cardiaca Short-lived and self-seeding herbaceous perennial, native to Europe and Asia.It produces tall purple spikes with many flowers that pollinators find attractive.  Grows to 4-5 feet tall. Medicinally, motherwort has a calming, sleep aiding, nerve & heart settling effect. Also useful as a dark green dye plant. Very hardy and can naturalize and self seed easily here in the PNW.  After flowering, the seeding heads are prickly, so you might want to keep them cut back.  Does make excellent cut flowers. Sow in spring in the greenhouse and transplant outdoors in April or May. Flowers the first year, to a height of 4 to 6 feet. Packet: (1/2 g ~ 500 seeds)...

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Mullein, Common Verbascum Thapsus – Biennial  A stately specimen that has spread to become a pan-boreal wild plant used the world over for its medicinal values.  Forms a low rosette of gray-green, wooly leaves that grow up to 12” long the first year.  In its second year it sends up one or more flower spikes that can reach 8’ tall with small yellow flowers that attract pollinators.  These flowers can be gathered for an oil infusion that is used to treat ear aches. Once the plant has flowered it can produce millions of tiny seeds, so plant wisely. Packet: (0.1g ~ 500 seeds) ...

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