Where can I find horehound plants?

It is a wild herb commonly found in disturbed soils, roadsides, and dry scrublands. The slightly serrated leaves are arranged alternately on the stem and small clustered white, purple, or pink flowers form at the axils in summer.

Does horehound grow in the UK?

This hardy perennial can grow to 60cm, producing wrinkled green leaves adorned with small hairs, this is a bushy plant and it will produce rings of small white flowers from June to September in the second year of growth. It is native to the UK and as such is bee and butterfly friendly.

Are Horehounds poisonous?

White horehound is LIKELY SAFE for most people when taken by mouth in food amounts. It’s POSSIBLY SAFE when taken by mouth as a medicine. However, taking white horehound by mouth in very large amounts is POSSIBLY UNSAFE. Large amounts can cause vomiting.

How do you harvest Horehounds?

Cut the stem just below a node, remove several of the lower leaves, dip in rooting hormone, and set the cuttings in warm, moist rooting medium. Once rooted, plants should be set about 1 foot apart. Horehound can also be propagated by root division of more mature plants.

How long does horehound take to grow?

	Depth to Plant	Days to Germinate (Sprout)
Shop Horehound Seeds	1/8″ Deep	14-21 Days

Do bees like horehound?

Bees like the plant and visit it regularly. But besides its presence in this type of honey, there is also monofloral horehound honey, more often met in Italy and Tunisia.

What is horehound used to treat?

White horehound is a plant. The parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine. White horehound is used for digestion problems including diabetes, loss of appetite, indigestion, bloating, gas, diarrhea, constipation, and liver and gallbladder complaints.

How is horehound candy made?

Horehound candy cough drops and lozenges fit the bill. Cough drops are made like candy. The herb is extracted in water and then candy is made by boiling a sugar mixture to the hard crack stage. Lozenges are made using edible gum like Tragacanth or Acacia and sugar along with the dried and powdered herb.

Is horehound an invasive plant?

Horehound is often included in herbal cough drops. This species generally occurs as a weed in wildland areas of the Southwestern Region rather than as an invasive plant.

What kind of habitat does a horehound live in?

Habitat: Horehound is a hardy wild edible plant that grows easily. It tends to do well in dry, well-drained soil, but adapts to most conditions. The horehound plant will survive with little moisture (about 30 cm. of annual rainfall) and it thrives in full sun.

How tall does a horehound plant grow to be?

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) is a woody stemmed herb that can grow 2 to 2 ½ feet tall. It is a wild herb commonly found in disturbed soils, roadsides and dry scrublands. The slightly serrated leaves are arranged alternately on the stem and small clustered white, purple or pink flowers form at the axils in summer.

Where does the white horehound plant come from?

The horehound plant (M. vulgare) is native to Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern and central Asia. It has small white flowers. The flowers as well as all of the plant’s parts are used for medicinal purposes. Black horehound (Ballota nigra) is the smellier relative of white horehound.

When is the best time to plant a horehound?

To grow horehound, plant seeds or cuttings in sandy, well-drained soil. Water your plants sparingly and harvest the leaves and flowers once the plant begins blooming in the summer.