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Pycnanthemum virginianum |
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| | Blooms in late July |
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| | Buds in early July |
| Common name |
Virginia mountain mint |
| Family |
lamiaceae |
| Life cycle |
perennial (Z3-7) |
| Flowers |
mostly white (summer) |
| Size |
2-3' |
| Light |
sun |
From seed  |
give two months cold, germinate at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | mid-October |
As described in my portrait for slender mountain mint, this was grown from a batch of traded seed for P. tenuifolium, but was clearly different from both descriptions of that species and from a second type of plant that appears to be the real slender type. Its leaves are about midway between P. tenuifolium and P. incanum in width, and are a dull gray-green color. Flowers, which open a little later than on the slender species, have somewhat more pronounced purple speckling - but the leaves have the same undefinable aroma.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Pycnanthemum virginianum
- Seed from '06 garden. Baggy 35F (8w; a few G, 7-8w) - 70F (80+%G, 2d)
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