Mountain-mints — Virginia mountain-mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum) Plants

In mid-summer small white flowers bloom atop silvery green foliage attracting numerous pollinators - this is a top nectar plant. Foliage is minty, fragrant and used medicinally. Thrives in poor soil and can form large clumps spreading by underground roots so too aggressive for small gardens. Tough enough to establish in an existing meadow of dense vegetation or in a rain garden that alternates between wet and dry. Looks great in a large pot. Deer-proof.

Native to: Maine

Growing conditions: Sun to part shade, dry to wet.

Natural habitat: Dry to moist meadows, ditches and roadsides.

Grows up to:  2-3'

Blooms: Mid-summer