Hairy wood-mint or hairy pagoda plant
Latin Name: Blephilia hirsuta
USDA Hardiness: 4-7
Native Range: NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada, Québec (southwest), Ontario (south), United States, Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts (west), Michigan (south), New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Kansas (east), Minnesota (southeast), Missouri, Nebraska (east), Wisconsin (south), Alabama (northeast), Arkansas (east), Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Edibility Rating: 2 / 5
Medicinal Rating: 0 / 5
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Medicinal Uses
Edible Uses
Edible Parts: Leaves | Edible Uses: Leaves. Minty leaves eaten raw and used in teas. The fresh or dried leaves are used for tea [1-4].
Cultivation
An herbaceous perennial of the mint family. Hairy wood mint prefers rich moist to mesic soil in hardwood forests, along streams and rivers, in forest openings and thickets underlain by limestone, and is occasionally found near wetlands. A rich loamy soil with decaying leaf mold is ideal. It likes partial sun or light shade. Forests with infrequent, low-intensity disturbances (i.e., gap dynamics) are ideal. This species also grows in soil that is somewhat rocky. For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a clumper with limited spread [1-2]. Fibrous shallow roots. Bloom Time: May to September (Northern Hemisphere). Flower are Showy and the leaf is fragrant.
Known Hazards
None Known
Habitats
Occurs in rich, moist, shady woods, slopes and valleys. Habitats include mesic deciduous woodlands, areas along woodland paths, woodland borders, woodland openings, limestone glades, and thickets.