Pycnanthemum incanum
Pycnanthemum incanum is a beautiful mountain mint with square stems topped with clusters of white to pale lavender flowers and icy white-frosted bracts.
Pycnanthemum incanum is a beautiful mountain mint growing to about 3 feet high on square stems topped with clusters of white to pale lavender flowers subtended by icy white-frosted bracts. The leaves smell strongly of spearmint and can be used to flavour teas or is said to repel mosquitoes if rubbed on the skin. Mountain mints are the pollinator attractor to end all pollinator attractors surrounded during its mid to late summer bloom in buzzing, fluttering clouds of butterflies, moths and bees. Clumps, does not spread.
Common Name: Hoary Mountain Mint
Family: Lamiaceae (The Mint Family)
Zone Hardiness: 4-8
Light: Part Shade Part Sun Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Purple
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies Bees
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Native to Eastern North America where it typically grows in dry open woods, thickets and fields. In Ontario, hoary mountain mint mostly occurs in dry, oak woodland habitat, on steep, warmer-than-normal slopes.
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