Dracocephalum Species, Dragon's Head, Moldavian Balm, Moldavian Dragonhead

This easily cultivated herb germinates readily and flowers willingly in a sunny position with adequate moisture in well drained soil. The...Read More lemony scent of the plant is stronger when cultivated in drier, poorer soils, but this plant can become a bit heat stressed when subjected to warm summers. This is an annual that flowers eagerly, and reseeds itself effectively, with volunteer seedlings emerging almost immediately.

When I visited Paris' Jardin des Plantes last October, a few seeds of Dracocephalum moldavica stuck to my fingers and found their way int...Read Moreo my coat pocket. Most of them germinated readily in less than a week (the pocket lint didn't). They have since grown to a height of 20 cm., but those I had replanted in the Community Garden were immediately set upon by Molluscs and destroyed. Since I was left with too few plants in a container on my balcony, I took a pair of cuttings today. Do these have any chance of taking root?
I made a cup of tea with some Long Jin and the trimmings from these cuttings, and it tasted really nice, so I really want to have this First-in-Israel-After-2000-Years-of-Exile seed harvest, in order to be able to upscale the "Harry Potter Mint" operation in the next year!

Germination details - Sow at 70*F, germinates within 4 - 7 days.

See my comment in Gentiana septemfida that gives Rob's ...Read Moretechnique for his baggy method.

I planted this for the first time in 2004. direct-sow into soil was successful. Flowers are small, but if you look close you can tell wh...Read Morey it is called "dragon's head". Harvested seeds in fall frombrowning plants, simply stripped the stems, and sifted out the seeds. Foliage has wonderful lemon scent. I plan to keep this one in my yard.