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Important: Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum sp.) is not a true mint (Mentha). It belongs to the same family (Lamiaceae) but is a distinct genus with different flavor, growth habit, and cultural uses. It won't spread the same way Mentha does, looks different, and isn't used as a culinary herb in the same way. The description below reflects this honestly.
3 live bare root plants with 5–6" stems Field grown in Brattleboro, Vermont Washed clean of soil, mailed in moist medium
Mountain mint is not what most people expect when they order "mint." It's more strongly aromatic than almost anything else in the garden — crush a leaf near a bee and watch what happens — but it's less a cooking herb and more of a powerhouse pollinator plant with genuine landscaping value. If you're looking for a native plant that attracts bees and butterflies while smelling intensely of mint, this is it.
The silvery-gray bracts around the flowers are as striking as the plant's pollinators in late summer. Ships bare root.
Botanical name:Pycnanthemum sp. (not Mentha)
Flavor / Scent: Intensely minty, slightly medicinal
Best for: Pollinator gardens, naturalizing, dried arrangements
USDA Zones: 3–8
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 24–36 in
Spread: Clumping — does not spread by rhizome like Mentha
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Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum sp., most commonly P. muticum or P. tenuifolium) was named a Plant of Merit® by the Missouri Botanical Garden and topped Penn State University's pollinator evaluation trials for a 15-week bloom window. It's native throughout much of eastern North America and was used medicinally by several Indigenous peoples. Despite the common name, Pycnanthemum is not Mentha — it diverged hundreds of millions of years ago and belongs to an entirely separate taxonomic tribe within Lamiaceae.
Source: Missouri Botanical Garden — Pycnanthemum muticum | USDA PLANTS — Pycnanthemum
Important: Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum sp.) is not a true mint (Mentha). It belongs to the same family (Lamiaceae) but is a distinct genus with different flavor, growth habit, and cultural uses. It won't spread the same way Mentha does, looks different, and isn't used as a culinary herb in the same way. The description below reflects this honestly.
3 live bare root plants with 5–6" stems Field grown in Brattleboro, Vermont Washed clean of soil, mailed in moist medium
Mountain mint is not what most people expect when they order "mint." It's more strongly aromatic than almost anything else in the garden — crush a leaf near a bee and watch what happens — but it's less a cooking herb and more of a powerhouse pollinator plant with genuine landscaping value. If you're looking for a native plant that attracts bees and butterflies while smelling intensely of mint, this is it.
The silvery-gray bracts around the flowers are as striking as the plant's pollinators in late summer. Ships bare root.
Botanical name:Pycnanthemum sp. (not Mentha)
Flavor / Scent: Intensely minty, slightly medicinal
Best for: Pollinator gardens, naturalizing, dried arrangements
USDA Zones: 3–8
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 24–36 in
Spread: Clumping — does not spread by rhizome like Mentha
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Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum sp., most commonly P. muticum or P. tenuifolium) was named a Plant of Merit® by the Missouri Botanical Garden and topped Penn State University's pollinator evaluation trials for a 15-week bloom window. It's native throughout much of eastern North America and was used medicinally by several Indigenous peoples. Despite the common name, Pycnanthemum is not Mentha — it diverged hundreds of millions of years ago and belongs to an entirely separate taxonomic tribe within Lamiaceae.
Source: Missouri Botanical Garden — Pycnanthemum muticum | USDA PLANTS — Pycnanthemum