Chinese Motherwort (Leonurus sibiricus)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Leonurus sibiricus is a ANNUAL/BIENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in) by 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen in September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweetish flavour. — Young shoots - cooked.; A sweetish flavour.; Root - cooked with other foods.; This probably means that it is used as a flavouring.

Habitat & North American Range

Stony and steppe slopes, pine forests and occasionally as a weed of cultivated land. By the sea shore and along the margins of marshes and pools. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)