Shepherd's Purse
Capsella bursa-pastoris
zones 2-8
100 seeds
Shepherd's purse, named as such because of its triangular flat fruits, which are purse-like, is a small annual flowering plant in the mustard family. It is native to eastern Europe and Asia but has naturalized and is considered a common weed in many parts of the world. However, it is greatly respected as a medicinal plant. In traditional medicine, the stems, leaves, and flowers of the plant are used to aid wound healing and improve bleeding conditions, including menstrual disorders and circulatory and heart conditions.
This prolific herb is easily identifiable by its rosette of basal and lobed leaves. It produces a single stalk up to two feet tall that branches at its top with many small, white flowers. The flowers can bloom at any point in the year.
Shepherd’s purse is easily grown from seed. It prefers drier soils once seedlings have been established. To plant, scatter seeds over prepared bed after the danger of frost has passed and tamp into soil. Young seedlings should emerge within 10 days.
Capsella bursa-pastoris
zones 2-8
100 seeds
Shepherd's purse, named as such because of its triangular flat fruits, which are purse-like, is a small annual flowering plant in the mustard family. It is native to eastern Europe and Asia but has naturalized and is considered a common weed in many parts of the world. However, it is greatly respected as a medicinal plant. In traditional medicine, the stems, leaves, and flowers of the plant are used to aid wound healing and improve bleeding conditions, including menstrual disorders and circulatory and heart conditions.
This prolific herb is easily identifiable by its rosette of basal and lobed leaves. It produces a single stalk up to two feet tall that branches at its top with many small, white flowers. The flowers can bloom at any point in the year.
Shepherd’s purse is easily grown from seed. It prefers drier soils once seedlings have been established. To plant, scatter seeds over prepared bed after the danger of frost has passed and tamp into soil. Young seedlings should emerge within 10 days.
Capsella bursa-pastoris
zones 2-8
100 seeds
Shepherd's purse, named as such because of its triangular flat fruits, which are purse-like, is a small annual flowering plant in the mustard family. It is native to eastern Europe and Asia but has naturalized and is considered a common weed in many parts of the world. However, it is greatly respected as a medicinal plant. In traditional medicine, the stems, leaves, and flowers of the plant are used to aid wound healing and improve bleeding conditions, including menstrual disorders and circulatory and heart conditions.
This prolific herb is easily identifiable by its rosette of basal and lobed leaves. It produces a single stalk up to two feet tall that branches at its top with many small, white flowers. The flowers can bloom at any point in the year.
Shepherd’s purse is easily grown from seed. It prefers drier soils once seedlings have been established. To plant, scatter seeds over prepared bed after the danger of frost has passed and tamp into soil. Young seedlings should emerge within 10 days.