White horehound

Marrubium vulgare

  • White horehound
  • White horehound
  • Flower name
    White horehound
  • Scientific name
    Marrubium vulgare
  • AliasCommon horehound, 苦薄荷, White horehound, Horehound
  • Place of originEurope, Western Asia and North Africa
  • Place of floweringGarden
  • Flowering seasonJune, July, August

What is White horehound

White horehound , scientific name:Marrubium vulgare , is a perennial herbs of the Lamiaceae genus Marrubium native to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. It lets florets of the small white lips form which the peppermint smell make in summer bloom. It includes alkaloids and diterpene, a flavonoid, volatile oil, and it is said that a cough medicine, inappetence, a choler disorder have an effect.

Generic name: White horehound, scientific name:Marrubium vulgare, aka: horehound, horehound,horehound Common, Habitat: Europe, West Asia, North Africa Environment: dry zone height: 50 cm flowering: 6-8 months Flower: White Star: lip-type characteristics: Minty odor breeding methods: breeds, planting seeds.


  • Order
    Lamiales
  • Family
    Lamiaceae
  • Genus
    Marrubium
  • Species
    M. vulgare
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Spikelet inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Lip shaped
  • Leaf type
    ovoid
  • Edge of the leaf
    Serrated
  • Life typePerennial herbs
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorGreen
  • Height50.0 ~ 60.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.6 ~ 0.8 cm

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