Mountain Mint
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Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Photo credit: Prairie Moon Nursery
Multiple tiny flowers make this native perennial a favored destination for native bees, small butterflies, wasps, flies and beetles. Summer blooming with clusters of white to light purple flowers. The attractive, fragrant foliage gives off a pleasant minty scent. Can spread aggressively but less so in drier soils. Full sun to partial shade, 1-3’ height, medium to medium-dry soil.
Hairy Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum
Small white to lavender flowers are full of nectar and is highly attractive to many kinds of bees, wasps, moths, butterflies and other pollinators. Clump-forming, rhizomatous, fragrant. Full to partial sun, medium to med-dry soil, grows to 1-3’ height. AKA Whorled Mountain Mint.
Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Clusters of tiny white flowers blooming in mid-late summer are a favorite of bees and butterflies. The narrow, silvery-green leaves have a minty aroma when crushed. Feathery, branching foliage makes for an attractive filler plant. Spreads by rhizomes but is not hard to divide and control. Full to partial sun, medium to med-dry soil, 2’ height.
