Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Silver-dusted bracts around small flowers, and mint scent from every leaf that gets crushed.
Light Content in full sun, and equally so in partial shade.
Water Average moisture is enough, and dry spells pass harmlessly once it is established.
Height 75 cm
Spread 23.6 in
Spacing 50 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 19.7 in
- In-row spacing
- 19.7 in
- Between rows
- 21.7 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Flower · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Content in full sun, and equally so in partial shade.
- Watering
- Average moisture is enough, and dry spells pass harmlessly once it is established.
- Feeding
- Little feeding — average soil is exactly what it wants.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
- Pruning
- Cut back in early spring; deadheading is optional and light.
Through the year
- Mar–May Spring Growth
- May–Jun Bud Break
- Jun–Sep Flowering
- Sep–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Winter Dormancy
- Jan–Mar Winter Dormancy
Companions
Echinacea, Monarda, Rudbeckia, Native grasses
Pests & problems
- Generally trouble-free No notable pest or disease problems when grown in the right conditions — one of the easy ones.
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