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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 area: Houston rock garden 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)
- Seed from '06 garden. Baggy 35F (10w) - 70F (4w; no G)
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