Mountain Mint, Slender

Description

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, commonly known as slender mountain mint, is a native perennial forb (wildflower). It is versatile and can be used in a variety of plantings.

Insects find the flowers very attractive and usually seek nectar. The seeds are too small to be of much interest to birds. Mammalian herbivores usually don’t browse on this plant because of the minty taste; the foliage may contain anti-bacterial substances that disrupt the digestive process of herbivores.

Plants in the mint family are not typically preferred as a forage.

This plant prefers full sun and moist to slightly dry conditions. This plant often grows in rich loam, as well as soil containing rocky or gravelly material. This is an easy plant to grow. Interesting plant for the herb garden, rock garden, border, naturalized area or meadow. Also may be grown in open areas near ponds and streams.

Habitats include moist to slightly dry black soil prairies, moist meadows and gravelly areas along rivers, openings in woodlands, moist thickets, acid gravel seeps, limestone glades, and abandoned fields.

This species is commonly used in the following mixes: Shadows & Sunbeams, Prairie Patchwork, Butterfly & Hummingbird Mix, Wet Meadow Mix, and Dry’n Rocky Mix

Videos About This Plant

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Wet Meadow Mix | Native Wildflower Mix

Prairie Patchwork | Native Wildflower Mix

Dry ‘n Rocky | Native Wildflower Mix