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gypsywort
Plant·Lycopus europaeus
Part sun
Sun
High
Water
Wet soil
Drainage
Zones 4–8
Hardiness
gypsywort (Lycopus europaeus) is a plant. It grows best in sun to part shade and has high water needs.
Through the year
DormantFloweringFruitingDying back
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants part sun
Needs a lot of water
Tolerates wet or waterlogged soil
Prefers soil pH 6–8
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Prefers loam, clay, silt soil
Tolerates some soil compaction
Draws up potassium, manganese from deep in the soil
Adds a moderate amount of organic matter to the soil
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives mulch biomass (moderate)
Gives shade (light)
Provides potassium
Provides manganese
Attracts pollinators
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Herbaceous
Height20–100 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 20 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–60 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, rhizome division
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds readily on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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