Motherwort is a common sight at old homesteads and farms - like my place which was a farm for much of its 160 years. As non-native herbs, I have motherwort, catnip, burdock, teasel, self-heal, yellow dock, mullein, toadflax, elecampane, mugwort, dandelion, ground ivy, plantain, and more that grow here with reckless abandon. The odd one missing, stinging nettle. Most old places around here have that one growing wild too but not my place. I had to add it. Old places in this part of the country easily range in the 100-200 year old category - a time people definitely brought along and planted whatever they needed. Some of it is still here. New herbs this season that I've started? Hmmmm...... nothing new. But my wintersowing of maralroot was my biggest success. I think everyone of the seeds sprouted. (I already had maralroot in the gardens but wanted more.) The grecian foxglove has done well. Been blooming like crazy. The roseroot and eastern prickly pear coming along and getting bigger. My fringetree (I'm at it's Northern range) is finally putting on size. It's been a pee wee for 5 years and I'm pretty happy that it has finally gotten to be around 3' tall. My oodles of marshmallow ("Erfurter" grown from seed years ago) is uber vigorous. The gasplants were stunning this season. And I started a bunch more skullcap with wintersowing. It's been loving the monsoons we've been having here. My native woodland garden has been doing well - bloodroot was quite vigorous this season. Black and blue cohosh making up for the hard and dry time last season. The twinleaf, meadow rue, mayapple, spikenard, jack-in-the-pulpit, trillium (multiple kinds), wild geranium, solomons' seal, etc. all doing well. Reminds me, I've had to look for the goldenseal. It has been growing well but last year's drought (a tough one for a normally moist part of the country) killed off or damage many plants. About half of my elderberries died last summer but I have some young new plants to add come fall. (I sometimes coddle the bareroot plants I get in pots for the summer and plant them come fall.) And to the OP, certainly visit us on the Herbs forum. Most people talk about culinary herbs but discussions about all kinds of herbs are welcome. The forum is pretty active and cordial. Hope to see you there! FataMorgana

Planta arom�tica silvestre, muy conocida y apreciada. Crece como maleza en el campo, huertos y jardines. Propiedades: Los cogollos o ramas en infusi�n -15 a 20 gramos por litro de agua- se torna por tazas o a pasto, para curar las indigestiones, c�licos, calambres, afecciones o desarreglos y dolores de est�mago., dispepsia y v�as digestivas. Evita y cura los empachos, y elimina las lombrices de los ni�os de toda edad; adem�s cura las nerviosidades, desasosiego, malestar y llanto de las guaguas. Es estimulante, digestivo y excita la transpiraci�n. Es muy �til y eficaz contra la disenter�a, catarros de est�mago, histeria, pleures�a, para expulsar las lombrices intestinales y para regularizar menstruaci�n. Las ra�ces se usan para curar el empacho de los ni�os. Para curar la par�lisis de la lengua, se recomienda hacer hervir durante 10 minutos -30 gramos de ra�z de Paico en un litro de agua- se cuela bien y se hacen g�rgaras cada hora. El principio activo del Paico es el Ascaridol. Here is a link that might be useful: hierba Paico

Haves: I'm waaaay behind the digging curve here, BUT will take a look at some of the want lists and see what I can bring. I think my gweb mail works but in case it doesn't, email me at LynneinMD AT gmail DOT com... Anyone want some miscanthus? I have plant sale leftovers in (I think) 2-gallon pots. Sedum (I don't think it's 'Autumn Joy' but it's similar. Possibly 'Autumn Fire', from the pics I've found online) Sedum 'Dragon's Blood' Sedum 'Tricolor' Dianthus 'Frosty Fire' which is a hot-ish pink, not the red on the tag (not that I care, but I know that some do...!) California Poppy (I think...I planted these as seeds last year and have new plants in the same place..) Creeping Thyme possibly 'Pink Chintz' Rudbeckia Salvia shrub (small pink flowers, no idea which variety) catnip Nepeta 'Walker's Low' Violets Iris - deep dark purple and a whole bunch of surprises. Lynne

Trades are getting slimmer. I've been weeding out the plants I don't want over the past few years and haven't got enough of the plants I like to be able to divide much. Hope that changes in a year or two! I can bring: My seed stash 1 black walnut seedling Daylilies (unknown type but definitely not ditch lilies) Mums (yellow) Black eyed susans Grape hyacinth bulbs Lycoris bulbs Small flowered coreopsis seedlings Russian sage cuttings (roots easily in water during the spring) Star of Bethlehem bulbs (can be VERY invasive and is very poisonous to dogs and cats but perhaps in a pot it wouldn't be too bad) Hyacinthoides (wood hyacinth)-white I may not get to dig all of these (time is getting short), so let me know if you want something and I'll make sure I bring it. Diana Lynn