![]() ![]() Leaves: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Leaf Color: Green White Leaf Feel: Velvety Leaf Value To Gardener: Fragrant Showy Leaf Type: Simple Hairs Present: Yes Leaf Description: Fragrant leaves vary in shape and size and usually have a whitish bloom.Flowers: Flower Color: Purple/Lavender White Flower Value To Gardener: Fragrant Long-lasting Showy Flower Bloom Time: Fall Summer Flower Shape: Lipped Flower Petals: Bracts Flower Size: Fruit: Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Description: Dry capsule that doesn't split open.Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours) Soil Texture: Clay Loam (Silt) Sand Soil pH: Acid (Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Native Plant Perennial Wildflower Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Erect Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Low.Edibility: Leaves can be used in cooking and making teas. Attributes: Genus: Pycnanthemum Family: Lamiaceae Uses (Ethnobotany): Used medicinally by Native Americans Life Cycle: Perennial Country Or Region Of Origin: Eastern and central USA Wildlife Value: This plant supports Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata) larvae.Tags: #full sun tolerant #fragrant flowers #edible plant #white flowers #wildlife plant #fragrant leaves #native perennials #nectar plant #NC native #summer flowers #deer resistant #lavender flowers #pollinator plant #native wildflower #larval host plant #NC Native Pollinator Plant #butterfly friendly #partial shade tolerant #wavy-lined emerald butterfly See this plant in the following landscape: Native/ Woodland Garden Cultivars / Varieties: Many varieties are available to choose from. Use in naturalized areas, native/pollinator gardens or edible gardens. They can spread by rhizomes but are easily control if spreading is not desired. They grow in moist to dry well-drained soils in sun to partial shade with the best flowering occurring in sun. ![]() Most have pleasing foliage when not in bloom and make a great addition to any pollinator garden. The densely packed clusters of flowers come in white to shades of purple and attract many pollinators in July to Sept. The leaves have a strong minty fragrance when crushed and can be used in cooking and making teas. Mountain Mints are a group of plants in the mint family that are native to North America and all areas of NC. When you're ready to buy pycnanthemum (mountain mint) for your garden, check out our online listing of pycnanthemum for sale.Phonetic Spelling pik-NAN-thee-mum Description Try planting Pycnanthemum near its cousins, monarda, clinopodium, and conradina to make your own herbal tea garden. ![]() Deer do not like to eat Pycnanthemum.apparently, mint is not their thing. While butterflies ignore the repellent leaves, they love to visit the flowers as do an incredible array of amazing insects. ![]() Pycnanthemum sap is a natural insect repellent (especially the aforementioned Pycnanthemum muticum) and can be rubbed on the skin or stuffed into a pocket. Self-seeding seems to be minimal, however plants can be easily propagated by division. The species is drought tolerant and deer resistant. They are interesting and decorative as well as ecologically beneficial for a wide variety of insects seeking nectar. While most pycnanthemum are quite stoloniferous, we have selected only those that play well with others by not spreading uncontrollably. Slender Mountain Mints are a fine addition to a wild or native garden. In the garden, pycnanthemum is much more attractive in part to full sun. It likes to have consistent water early on in the growing season but, as summer progresses, Pycnanthemum will become more drought-tolerant. In the wild, Pycnanthemum thrives in woodlands with partial shade in a wide variety of soil types. All of the mountain mints have a strong mint scent and are commonly used to make tea (all except Pycnanthemum muticum, which although minty is also toxic). The mint family genus Pycnanthemum is fairly small, containing around 20 species, all of which are native to North America. ![]()
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