Pycnanthemum virginianum - (Virginia Mountain Mint)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry to medium, well-drained soil. Good aeration
SIZE: ⬆2-4 ft. ↔ 2-3 ft.
FLOWERS: Pink/Lavender, Fragrant Blooms, July-September
WILDLIFE: Attracts Bees and butterflies
ZONE: 3-7
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SD , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV
A native mint with pink-purple blooms The flowers are a good cut flower, fragrant, and attract both bees and butterflies. It is deer tolerant. Black Walnut, Deer, Drought, Clay and Dry Soil, Dry, Shallow-Rocky Soil Tolerant.
Genus name (Pycnanthemum) comes from Greek pyknos meaning dense and anthos meaning flower for densely packed flowers. Species name (virginianum) means of Virginia.