Maackianus Lycopus (Lycopus maackianus)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Lycopus maackianus is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to November. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. — Young leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Wet places all over Japan. Boggy shores, marsh margins, bogged down and inundated meadows, sometimes on sea shores, open scrub and occasionally on wasteland. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)