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Lamiaceae
Bugleweed
Lycopus virginicus
Calm and balance.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Lycopus
- Native to
- Eastern North America
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- herbaceous perennial
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- moist, fertile
- Water
- high
- Hardiness
- 3-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Bugleweed has been used in herbal medicine to treat overactive thyroid conditions by reducing thyroid hormone production.
- The genus name Lycopus means wolf's foot, referring to the shape of the leaves.
- Tiny clusters of white flowers emerge from the leaf axils, each flower barely 3 millimeters across.
- The plant produces a black dye that was used by early American colonists.
- Despite sharing a common name with Ajuga, these two plants are only distantly related within the mint family.
Color meanings
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tranquility
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healing