Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Pycnanthemum

  Species:

  tenuifolium

  Family:

  Lamiaceae

  Life Cycle:

  Perennial

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  Eastern Canada to Central & Eastern U.S.A

  Wildlife Value:

  This plant attracts butterflies and other pollinators

  Dimensions:

  Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.

  Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Native Plant

  Perennial

  Wildflower

• 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:

  Shallow Rocky

  Soil Drainage:

  Moist

  Occasionally Dry

  Available Space To Plant:

  12 inches-3 feet

  NC Region:

  Coastal

  Mountains

  Piedmont

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

• Fruit:

  Display/Harvest Time:

  Fall

  Fruit Description:

  Displays from September to October.

• Flowers:

  Flower Color:

  Pink

  White

  Flower Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Flower Bloom Time:

  Summer

  Flower Shape:

  Lipped

  Flower Description:

  Small whitish flowers with touch of pink, in numerous rounded heads; two lips with lower lip having three lobes. Blooms from June to August.

• Leaves:

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Value To Gardener:

  Fragrant

  Leaf Type:

  Simple

  Leaf Arrangement:

  Opposite

  Leaf Shape:

  Lanceolate

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Length:

  1-3 inches

  Leaf Width:

  < 1 inch

  Leaf Description:

  1" to 2" narrow, opposite leaves that are fragrant.

• Stem:

  Stem Color:

  Green

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Cross Section:

  Square

  Stem Description:

  Square stems

• Landscape:

  Landscape Location:

  Meadow

  Naturalized Area

  Landscape Theme:

  Butterfly Garden

  Garden for the Blind

  Native Garden

  Pollinator Garden

  Rain Garden

  Attracts:

  Butterflies

  Pollinators