Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Country Or Region Of Origin
E. U.S.A. to Illinois
Plant Profile: Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides
Taxonomy: Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoidesNames
Moutain mint, Southern Mountainmint, Southern Mountain Mint
Phonetic Spelling:pik-NAN-thee-mum pik-nan-thee-MOY-deez
Genus:Pycnanthemum
Species:pycnanthemoides
Family:Lamiaceae
Mountain Mint is a native herbaceous wildflower known for its delightful minty fragrance and rich nectar, which draws in numerous bees and butterflies. This plant thrives in a variety of habitats, ranging from dry to moist woodlands, thickets, and meadows. Its flower heads are densely clustered, featuring numerous small blooms that typically appear between June and August. Mountain Mint can reach heights of 3 to 6 feet and spread about 2 feet wide.
This resilient plant is straightforward to cultivate, flourishing in average to dry soil conditions and thriving in full sun to partial shade. It is an excellent choice for pollinator gardens or naturalized landscapes.
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Feature Summary
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Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Feature Summary
Attributes
E. U.S.A. to Illinois
AL , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , MD , NC , OH , SC , TN , VA , WV
This plant supports Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata) larvae. Flowers attract butterflies, bees, and pollinators. This plant--more especially, the seeds-- also attracts birds.
Perennial
Seed
Division
Wildlife Food Source
Fruit
Brown seeds have hairs and are in an oblong shape.
Capsule
Brown/Copper
Flowers
Tightly packed flowerheads on terminal branches have many small flowers that are irregular in shape and up to 3/10 of an inch. Each tiny flower is white, sometimes lilac with purple spots. Blooms June to August.
Pink
Purple/Lavender
White
Fragrant
Showy
Summer
4-5 petals/rays
Irregular
< 1 inch
Leaves
The whitish-green oval to lance-shaped leaves are lightly toothed with hairy undersides
Deciduous
Green
White
Simple
Opposite
Ovate
Doubly Serrate
Stem
Downy green stems
Green
Square
Hairy (pubescent)
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Deciduous
Erect
Medium
Low
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasionally Dry
12 inches-3 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Clay
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Landscape
Butterfly Garden
Pollinator Garden
Native Garden
Border
Small groups
Dry Soil
Woodland
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Butterflies
Pollinators
Songbirds
Bees
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Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Attributes
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Distribution
AL , FL , GA , IL , IN , KY , MD , NC , OH , SC , TN , VA , WV
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Wildlife Value
This plant supports Wavy-lined Emerald (Synchlora aerata) larvae. Flowers attract butterflies, bees, and pollinators. This plant--more especially, the seeds-- also attracts birds.
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Recommended Propagation Strategy
Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Play Value
Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Fruit
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Fruit Description
Brown seeds have hairs and are in an oblong shape.
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Fruit Color
Brown/Copper
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Flowers
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Flower Description
Tightly packed flowerheads on terminal branches have many small flowers that are irregular in shape and up to 3/10 of an inch. Each tiny flower is white, sometimes lilac with purple spots. Blooms June to August.
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Flower Color
Pink
Purple/Lavender
White
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Flower Bloom Time
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Flower Shape
Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Flower Size
1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Leaves
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Leaf Description
The whitish-green oval to lance-shaped leaves are lightly toothed with hairy undersides
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Leaf Color
Green
White
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Leaf Shape
Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Stem
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Stem Description
Downy green stems
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Stem Color
Green
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Stem Cross Section
Angular
Oval
Round
Square
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Stem Surface
Corky Ridges
Covered with a powdery bloom (glaucous)
Dull
Hairy (pubescent)
Polished
Smooth (glabrous)
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Whole Plant Traits
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Habit/Form
Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Rapid
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Maintenance
Low
Medium
High
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Cultural Conditions
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Light
Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Soil pH
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Available Space To Plant
12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: NC Region
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Soil Texture
Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Landscape
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Design Feature
Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Resistance To Challenges
Black Walnut
Compaction
Deer
Diseases
Drought
Dry Soil
Erosion
Fire
Foot Traffic
Heat
Heavy Shade
Humidity
Insect Pests
Pollution
Poor Soil
Rabbits
Salt
Slugs
Squirrels
Storm damage
Urban Conditions
Voles
Wet Soil
Wind
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides: Attracts
Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees
