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Ohio Horse Mint (Blephilia ciliata)
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Ohio Horsemint (Blephilia ciliata)
Ohio Horse Mint (Blephilia ciliata)
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Non-assertive mint for dry shady spots. Maintains green & red basal leaves through winter.
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BLCIL
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Blephilia ciliata
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Ohio Horsemint is a small perennial plant with basal leaves that often remain green through the winter. It's a great plant for attracting pollinators. Honey bees and bumble bees are regular visitors. After blooming and the plant has started making seed, the pagoda-like seed structures could make an interesting addition to dried flower arrangements.
Uses: bees, butterflies, drought resistant, deer tolerant
Bloom time: May - July
Height: 16 to 24 inches
Space: 12 inches
Sun: Sun to medium shade
Moisture: Dry to average
Seed:
200 seeds per packet
400,000 seeds per ounce
1 ounce per 10,000 square feet
0.25 pound per acre
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what s the best soi, sun & moisture conditions for this wild flower? PREFER FOREST FLOOR OR EDGE?
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corinne
- 10/17/2016
A:
It tolerates a range of conditions. From Steyermark's Flora of Missouri Volume 3:
"Mesic to dry upland forests, ledges and tops of bluffs, margins of glades, banks of streams, and occasionally bottomland forests; also railroads and roadsides."
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do I cut the stems after it blooms?
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Michele Curbow
- 7/28/2020
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If you don't like the way it looks, then yes you can cut the stems. The plant will be fine either way.
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Is this plant easy to divide, and if so, when is the best time to do it
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- 3/14/2021
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