Description
**Online orders are available for local pickup only, starting Saturday May 9th. When placing your order, you will select a pickup day that works best for you, and your plants will be available to pickup by 10am that day. Please select a date that is at least 1 day after your order date to give us time to put your order together. Pickup is at our retail location in Lake Ann, Michigan. Please contact us with any questions!
🌿 Botanical Profile
- Common Names: Virginia Mountain Mint, Common Mountain Mint
- Scientific Name: Pycnanthemum virginianum
- Family: Lamiaceae (Mint family)
- Native Range: Widespread in eastern and central North America, including Michigan
🌸 Features & Seasonal Interest
- Flowers: Small, white to pale lavender flowers with purple spots appear in dense, rounded clusters from July to September
- Foliage: Narrow, lance-shaped green leaves with a strong minty aroma when crushed
- Height & Spread: 2–3 feet tall and about 1.5–2 feet wide
- Wildlife Support: Extremely attractive to bees, butterflies, wasps, and other beneficial insects; excellent pollinator plant
🌱 Growing Conditions
- Light: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil: Adapts to a wide variety of soils—loam, clay, or sandy—prefers average to moist conditions
- Water: Moderate water needs; tolerant of short dry spells once established
- USDA Hardiness Zones: 3–8
🌾 Landscape Uses
- Pollinator Gardens: One of the best native perennials for supporting bees and beneficial insects
- Borders & Meadows: Forms dense upright clumps, great for mixed beds or wildflower plantings
- Rain Gardens: Tolerates wetter soils and works well in low spots
- Herbal & Sensory Gardens: Fragrant foliage adds aroma and texture
- Naturalized Areas: Low-maintenance and spreads gradually via rhizomes
