Name: Agrimony
SKU: P2025-06
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Agrimony

$8.50

Agrimony is a hardy perennial herb in the rose family (Rosaceae), native to Europe and Asia. It grows 60–100 cm tall with slender stems, serrated leaves, and spikes of small, bright yellow flowers in summer. Long valued as a medicinal herb for digestive and liver support, sore throats, and as a gentle astringent, agrimony has also been used as a fabric dye. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.

Description

A. eupatoria has been cherished in traditional European herbalism since ancient times, with a reputation for “knitting up the inward wounds” due to its notable astringency. The aerial parts, especially the leaves and flowering tops, are commonly made into teas or tinctures to support the digestive system, ease diarrhea, soothe sore throats and coughs, and tone the liver. Its mildly bitter taste also makes it a gentle tonic herb.

The plant itself is easy to grow, with upright stems clothed in pinnate leaves and topped with long, wand-like spikes of golden-yellow flowers through summer, which attract bees and other beneficial insects. After flowering, it produces distinctive hooked seed burrs that cling to clothing and animal fur.

In the garden, agrimony makes a graceful addition to herb borders or wildflower-style plantings, offering both beauty and practical use. Hardy and adaptable, it tolerates a range of soils provided they are well-drained, and is resilient to frost in New Zealand climates.