Virginia Mountain mint

Virginia Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)

Height:

• 2 to 3 feet

Bloom:

• June to August

Classification:

• Native
• Perennial

Sun:

• Full sun to part sun

Soil moisture:

• Medium to moist

Provides food for:

• Native bees (flowers)
• Honey bees (flowers)
• Butterflies (flowers)

Notes:

• Deer tend to avoid browsing this plant.
• Virginia mountain mint will spread both by root sprouts and by seed; however, it doesn’t spread as rapidly or extensively as the more familiar exotic, culinary mints that are often planted in herb gardens.

Native Range:

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