Lycopus americanus (Water Horehound, American Bugleweed) Sun Exposure - Shade It has an upright growth

It has an upright growth pattern and uniquely lobed leaves that have a very variable shape but often lanceolate

On larger sites use it to your advantage to allow it to colonize its preferred habitat of poor

it requires minimal maintenance while providing early-season nectar for pollinators

A more widely common sedge

Photo Eric Hunt

Lycopus americanus (Water Horehound, American Bugleweed) Sun Exposure - Shade It has an upright growthLycopus americanus (Water Horehound) is a common wetland plant found in a multitude of wetland types including marshes, fens, sedge meadows, wet prairies, flood plains, and even ditches. It has an upright growth pattern and uniquely lobed leaves that have a very variable shape but often lanceolate. It produces small, white flowers in leaf nodes during late summer. It is a member of the mint family. Sun Exposure Prairie Soil Conditions Wet, Wet Mesic,