Virginia Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Top-tier pollinator plant; minty fragrance when crushed. Flower buds and leaves have a mint-like flavor good in salads, and brew into a refreshing tea.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- alkaline
- Bloom
- July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
Related native plants
More Pycnanthemum species
- Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
- Short-toothed Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
- Hoary Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum incanum)
- Whorled Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum verticillatum)