Mountain Mint

Description

Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum species

Perennial native species

Height:  3 to 4 feet

Width: 1 to 3 feet

Flower color: white (inconspicuous)

Bloom time:  summer

Light needed: sun, part shade

Soil needed: dry, moist

Notes:  Top native pollinator plant. Inconspicuous blossoms attract tons of pollinators, small butterflies, and beneficial insects for many weeks during the summer. Like most mints, it will spread rapidly and form a large colony. Great way to inexpensively support a large population of pollinators.

Attracts bees, wasps, flies, butterflies
Resistant to deer

For more details, visit:  https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pycnanthemum/

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