Click here for Mint Care Guide Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) Mountain Mint is a fragrant native perennial found throughout the eastern United States, from Illinois to Florida and west to Texas. Highly valued by pollinators, it produces dense clusters of small white to pale lavender flowers over a long blooming season, providing an important source of nectar for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects during the heat of summer. Growing 1–3 feet tall, Mountain Mint forms attractive clumps of aromatic foliage with distinctive silvery flower bracts and reddish-tinged stems and leaves. The leaves can be harvested fresh or dried for herbal teas and have a long history of traditional medicinal use. Its upright habit and long-lasting blooms make it an excellent choice for pollinator gardens, native plantings, meadows, rain gardens, and perennial borders. Mountain Mint thrives in full sun to partial shade and adapts to a variety of well-drained soils. Once established, it is drought tolerant, deer resistant, and requires very little maintenance. Hardy in Zones 4–8. Plant Characteristics Pest Resistance: Excellent Disease Resistance: Excellent Drought Tolerance: Very Good Heat Tolerance: Excellent Humidity Tolerance: Excellent Sun Tolerance: Excellent Wet Soil Tolerance: Poor Shade Tolerance: Fair No Spray: Excellent Salt Tolerance: Fair Fresh for Kids: Fair Deer Resistance: Excellent Thorns: No Plant Type: Perennial Soil Type: Fertile, Well-Drained Edible Type: Leaf Self Fertile: Yes This information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, comments/opinions are always welcome.
