A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Virginia mountain mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Many small native flowers offer summer food for visiting pollinators.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Prefers moist to average soil in sun or light shade; allow room for a spreading clump.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture
- Mature size
- 2–3 ft tall · 12–18 in wide
- Season of interest
- Summer
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 3–7
- Garden role
- A fragrant native flowering border
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of woodland sage.
Salvia nemorosa
Try virginia mountain mint for a fragrant native flowering border.
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Photo credits & licenses
Virginia mountain mint: Frank Mayfield · CC-BY-SA 2.0
Woodland sage: 3268zauber · CC BY-SA 3.0
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