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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium |
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| | Young plant, just starting to bloom |
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| | Very light in the speckling department |
| Common name |
slender mountain mint |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z4-10) |
| Flowers |
white clusters (summer) |
| Size |
2-3' |
| Light |
sun-part shade |
| Cultural notes |
drought-resistant |
From seed  |
probably needs cold stage to germinate
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | mid-October |
Mountain mints are characterized by very aromatic foliage (coming from me, that's saying a lot), with an undefinable, not really minty scent. Flowers have white centers with purple-speckled outer petals, in tight clusters - you have to get up very close to discern the color patterns. Somehow, we wound up with two types of plant that I considered to be P. tenuifolium, to the best of my recollection grown from the same batch of seed. The first kind I now consider to be the true species has fresh-green, thread-like narrow leaves, purplish when they first emerge. The other kind is now described at the portrait for P. virginianum, even though I am not sure of its real identity.
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| | Mid-November: fading foliage and dense seedheads, full of tiny black seeds |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: big pond, orchard nursery area, sale plot Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Some particularly helpful links to other websites
- Seed from '02 trade. 1) Baggy 70F/35F/70F (6%G). 2) Pot outside early January, good germination by spring
- Seed from '06 garden. Baggy 35F (10w; 10%G in 10th wk) - 70F (40%G, 3-7d)
- Seed from '07 garden. Baggy 35F (10w) -70F (35%G, 3-15d)
- Seed from '06 garden. Baggy 35F (10w; some germination in week 10) - 70F (48%G, 2-8d)
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March 09, 2009
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