Pycnanthemum tenuifolium - SLENDER MOUNTAIN MINT

Very modest, hardy, tough and easy to grow superb pollinator perennial!

Slender mountain mint has the most narrow, nearly needle-shaped leaves and clusters of white flowers in July to September.

From all the mountain mints, this one has the weakest mint aroma. Strictly upright stems, usually 2-3' tall and 2' wide.

Native wildflower to all Eastern USA, that typically grows in the wild in dry, open, rocky woods, dry prairies and fields, along roadsides, along streams and in open wet thickets.

As other mountain mints, this is a pollinator magnet too - attracts many kinds of insects, native bees (including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees), honeybees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, beetles, and plant bugs. These insects usually seek nectar.

Tough perennial, drought tolerant plant, good for controlling erosion, tolerant to clay soil, dry soil or shallow and rocky soils. Also tolerant to black walnut and great cut flower too.

Easy to grow perennial for herb garden, pollinator garden, butterfly garden, border, naturalized area or meadow. Also may be grown in open areas near ponds and streams.

Best if combined with rought structure perennials like Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Silphium, Paeonia or  vertical structures like taller Liatris or grasses.

Pot Size : square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot