General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Fragrance of Anise
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Pale yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division

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Common names
  • Anise Horsebalm
  • Southern Horsebalm

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Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: August
close-up of bloom
Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: October
full bloom

Date: 2017-10-26
close-up of seed husks

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