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Aromatic plant with medicinal properties to grow in edges, rockery and pots. Medicinal plant of great value. Widely cultivated, it is used in infusions as an expectorant, but also to stimulate appetite and digestion. Honey production. Dried flowers arrangementes.
Evergreen plant growing up to 80cm with white flowers in summer or autumn. Round-shaped leaves.
It grows on fertile and humid but well drained soils.
Direct sowing in spring.
Use
Essential Oil, Edges, Cosmetic, Erosion control, Medicinal, Honey producing plant
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Description
Medicinal plant of great value. Widely cultivated, it is used in infusions as an expectorant, but also to stimulate appetite and digestion. Honey production. Dried flowers arrangementes.
Flowering
| Flower colour | White |
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| Flowering period | Summer-Autumn |
Botanical information
| Botanical name | Marrubium vulgare |
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When to plant?
| Sowing period | Spring |
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| Average germination (%) | 40 |
| Seeds per gram | 1250 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Essential Oil, Edges, Cosmetic, Erosion control, Medicinal, Honey producing plant |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | Neutral to acid |
| Soil type | Loam |
| Soil moisture | Dry |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy (tolerates temperatures down to -5ºC) |
| Climate zone | Mediterranean, Temperate areas |
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