Hairy Woodmint
Blephilia hirsuta
Shade-tolerant sister of *B. ciliata* — stacked tiers of dotted-lavender bee flowers above hairy aromatic foliage. Long bloom; reliably overlooked native for the woodland edge. The minty leaves are eaten raw and brewed into tea, like other mountain mints.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, September
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV