Blephilia ciliata (Downy Wood Mint)
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry to medium, slightly acidic, well-drained soil.
SIZE: 1-3 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pale lavender. May-August.
WILDLIFE: attractive to butterflies, long-tongued and short-tongued bees, bee flies, Syrphid flies and skippers.
ZONE: 4-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV
Also called Pagoda Horsemint, this clumping perennial boast showy purplish flower clusters atop stout stems of downy leaves. A favorite of many different pollinator species, especially bees! The minty leaves may be eaten raw or used to make teas and sauces. Deer, drought and dry soil tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry to medium, slightly acidic, well-drained soil.
SIZE: 1-3 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pale lavender. May-August.
WILDLIFE: attractive to butterflies, long-tongued and short-tongued bees, bee flies, Syrphid flies and skippers.
ZONE: 4-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV
Also called Pagoda Horsemint, this clumping perennial boast showy purplish flower clusters atop stout stems of downy leaves. A favorite of many different pollinator species, especially bees! The minty leaves may be eaten raw or used to make teas and sauces. Deer, drought and dry soil tolerant.
GARDEN SITE: ☀️-⛅ Dry to medium, slightly acidic, well-drained soil.
SIZE: 1-3 ft. SPREAD: 1-2 ft.
FLOWERS: Showy, pale lavender. May-August.
WILDLIFE: attractive to butterflies, long-tongued and short-tongued bees, bee flies, Syrphid flies and skippers.
ZONE: 4-8
DISTRIBUTION: AL , AR , CT , DE , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , MA , MD , MI , MO , MS , NC , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , TN , VA , VT , WI , WV
Also called Pagoda Horsemint, this clumping perennial boast showy purplish flower clusters atop stout stems of downy leaves. A favorite of many different pollinator species, especially bees! The minty leaves may be eaten raw or used to make teas and sauces. Deer, drought and dry soil tolerant.