Around the base of winter stems, blunt mountain mint produces small, deep green wintergreen stems. Give it sun to part-shade and moist to medium well-drained soil. I love using clustered mountain mint in landscapes because it is so valuable to pollinators and beneficial garden insects, fills in nicely for large/massed areas, and provides a great contrast when in bloom. Flower remnants of the species offer up a delicate, structural appearance upon close inspection. Mountain Mint is a native perennial in the mint family. Clustered Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) Clustered mounting mint ( Pycnanthemum muticum ) looks excellent combined with Monarda. muticum serves to bring a coarse vertical structure to the winter garden. While serving as a tremendous draw for pollinators of all type during its July-September bloom period, P. Blunt mountain mint flowers best when planted in full-sun, but can grow in bright shade. Plants grow best in fertile, moist-to-medium moisture soils that are well-drained. muticum is planted in large masses or blocks that maximize the aesthetic and ecological impact of the plant for visitors and pollinators, respectively. The plant grows quickly and can grow in shallow soil with bright- partial. Flowers are accompanied by powdery white-to-silver bracts that give plants the appearance of being dusted by snow. Pycnanthemum muticum: Clustered Mountain Mint. Blunt mountain mint displays pinkish-to-white flowers from July-September along with dark green leaves that have a strong mint-like scent. Short-toothed mountain mint Native to North America CHECK AVAILABILITY FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Pycnanthemum muticum is an aromatic perennial wildflower. Unwanted spreading of this species can be controlled by cutting of the underground rhizomes by a spade. muticum given the reputation of mints as aggressive spreaders in the garden however, unlike true mints ( Mentha species), blunt mountain mint is not invasive although it will slowly spread by rhizomes. tall and 3 feet wide, blunt mountain mint has a strong clump-forming growth habit, is a good naturalizing plant, and is drought tolerant. Pycnanthemum muticum (blunt mountain mint) serves as a tremendous draw for pollinators and brings a coarse vertical structure as well as a spearmint-link aroma.

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