Genus name comes from Greek pyknos meaning dense and anthos meaning flower for its densely packed flowers. Native Americans used this plant for treatment of fevers, colds, stomach aches, and other minor physical ailments. Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) can be found in wet meadows, swamps, and along ponds.It is an erect, multi-stemmed plant with small, white showy flowers arranged in a densely packed cluster. Flowers are attractive to butterflies and bees. When planted in groups or massed, the silvery bracts give the entire planting the appearance of being dusted by a white powdery snow. Plant foliage is topped in mid to late summer by a bloom of two-lipped tubular pink flowers (each to 1/2" wide) in dense flat-topped terminal (sometimes axillary) clusters, with each cluster being subtended and highlighted by a pair of unique and showy silvery fringeless leaf-like bracts located near the base of the cluster. Branched stems (mostly square in cross section) are clad with nearly sessile, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate (pointed), dark green leaves (to 2 1/4" long) with round to heart-shaped bases and toothed margins. Despite its common name, Virginia mountain-mint is not usually found at high elevations.
This densely leaved mountain mint features dark green leaves which have a strong mint-like (spearmint) aroma when crushed. This is a plant that spreads via underground stem structures (rhizomes). In Missouri, it is only found in the far southeastern corner of the State. Common mountain mint is often between 2 to 3 feet tall and 1 to 1 ½ feet wide. It is native to Eastern North America (Maine to Michigan to Illinois and Missouri south to Florida and Texas) where it typically grows in grassy open places, meadows, fields, low woodland areas and occasionally in dry upland woods, but not in alpine areas as somewhat inaccurately suggested by its common name. Blooms from June to August.Pycnanthemum muticum, commonly called mountain mint or short-toothed mountain mint or clustered mountain mint, is a clump-forming aromatic perennial that typically grows 1-3’ tall. Less showy than other species in the genus.
Fruit: Fruit Color: Black Display/Harvest Time: Fall Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Length:
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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 Drainage: Good Drainage Moist NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Herb Herbaceous Perennial Native Plant Perennial Wildflower.Edibility: Leaves and flowers used for tea Dimensions: Height: 3 ft. The leaves are very fragrant when crushed they have a strong minty odor. This Mountain Mint sports leaves that are more ovate than. Mountain Mint attracts many insects to its flowers, including various bees, wasps, flies, small butterflies, and beetles. Given the right conditions, this plant will spread by rhizomes if spreading is not desired you can prune the roots in the spring. The leaves exude a pleasant minty fragrance when crushed. Pycnanthemum muticum, Clustered Mountain Mint, is a clump forming, aromatic perennial that naturally occurs in most of the Eastern half of the United States. The dried leaves of this fragrant herbaceous perennial plant emit a mint-like aroma, and. All parts of this plant, when crushed, have a strong fragrance of mint. Attracts butterflies and other pollinators. Prized for its long blooming season, Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (Narrowleaf Mountain Mint) is a stiff, erect, many-branched, aromatic perennial adorned with very narrow, almost needle-like, silvery leaves. Pycnanthemum tenuifolium is a hardy and adaptable plant that you can plant in your herb garden, along your garden borders, in a rain garden, and between rocks or as a xeriscaping plant. Attributes: Genus: Pycnanthemum Species: muticum Family: Lamiaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Country Or Region Of Origin: Eastern Central & Eastern U.S.A Wildlife Value: This plant supports Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata) larvae.
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