Blephilia, the pagoda plant or wood mint, is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. They are all herbaceous plants native to eastern North America. [1] [2] Blephilia are most often found in open areas, glades, and mesic forests. All species of Blephilia are considered threatened or endangered in some states. [3] [4 ...

Blephilia ciliata, commonly called Ohio horsemint, is a Missouri native perennial which occurs in dryish open woods and thickets, clearings, fields and roadsides in the eastern 2/3 of the State. A clump-forming, mint family member that features mostly …

Blephilia Species: ciliata Family: Lamiaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Recommended Propagation Strategy: Division Country Or Region Of Origin: Central and eastern North America. Distribution: Canada, south to Georgia and west to Oklahoma. Wildlife Value: The flowers attract long-tongued and short-tongued bees, bee flies, Syrphid flies, butterflies ...

Blephilia hirsuta prefers moist woods and savannas. Its white two-lipped flowers are packed in tight clusters stacked vertically on lightly branching stems that reach up to 3'.

Blephilia hirsuta, commonly called wood mint, is a Missouri native perennial which occurs in rich, moist, shady woods, slopes and valleys throughout the State in a scattering of counties. A clump-forming, mint family member that features square stems rising to 30" tall.

Blephilia ciliata is a species of herbaceous perennial plant in the Lamiaceae (mint) family native to central and eastern North America. It is commonly called downy wood mint. [2] Other common names include downy pagoda-plant, sunny woodmint and Ohio horsemint. [3]

Reminiscent of the roof of a pagoda, Blephilia ciliata (Pagoda Horsemint) is a clump-forming herbaceous perennial boasting showy clusters of two-lipped, pale lavender flowers resting upon fringed bracts.

Scientifically known as Blephilia hirsuta, it has a long bloom duration and can form dense colonies in open woods and along the forest edge. A valuable source of nectar and pollen make Hairy Wood Mint a great native plant beneficial to bees and other pollinators.

Blephilia hirsuta is a species of the eastern hardwood forest with Minnesota at the very western edge of its range. Except for one specimen from Cook county dating back to 1892, the moist, shaded ravines of our southeastern counties is where to look for it.

Blephilia (Downy Pagoda Plant or Wood Mint) is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. They are all herbaceous plants native to eastern North America. The species are most often found in thin woods and in granite and limestone soils.