Marrubium vulgare 

'White Horehound'

Lamiaceae: a rare robust aromatic perennial herb to 50cm. the entire plant is coated with downy white hairs. The flowers are white in whorls, appearing from June-October. Found on dry, often disturbed, ground, manly on chalky soil and near the coast. Found growing manly near the South coast of England, scare or absent from the rest of the country. Native to Europe, including Britain, south and east to North Africa, the Azores, central and western Asia.

USES:

The leaves are used as a seasoning, they are bitter and pungent, and they are sometimes used to flavour herb beer or liqueurs. Horehound ale is a fairly well-known drink made from the leaves. A mild pleasantly flavoured tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves, it is a favourite cough remedy.

White horehound is a well-known and popular herbal medicine that is often used as a domestic remedy for coughs, colds, and wheeziness. The herb apparently causes the secretion of a more fluid mucous, readily cleared by coughing. The leaves and young flowering stems has antiseptic, antispasmodic, cholagogue, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, emmenagogue, strongly expectorant, hepatic, stimulant and tonic properties.

GROWING INFORMATION:

White horehound is easily grown. Preferring neutral to alkaline soil conditions and requires a warm sunny position. Sow seeds April/May or August/September in a cold frame. Germination can be slow and erratic. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in the following spring. EASY!

HARVESTED: 2018

APPROX. 200+ SEEDS