This becomes quite large as it matures and drapes beautifully over the edges of my terraced bed. The tiny white/pinkish flowers are abuzz with activity for months. Every kind of bee there is gravitates to this plant. If you’re aiming to provide bee forage, plant lots of this. I aim to put it down by the bee hives so they can get to it even more easily.
It’s a delicate, subtle plant but when you see how popular it is, it becomes quite dramatic in the garden, a real show stopper.
More info:
Cressler, Alan
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint
Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
Synonym(s): Koellia flexuosa, Pycnanthemum flexuosum
USDA Symbol: pyte
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
This stiff, erect, compact, clump-forming mint has narrow leaves subtending the flower clusters. The minty-smelling plants are 20-30 in. tall and have terminal flower clusters composed of numerous, small, two-lipped corollas varying from whitish to lavender, with purple spots.
2 comments:
Another pretty plant. I'm going to have to see if any of the ones you've show cased will grow up here.
I’m wondering if there’s a good website for native pollinators in your area... wildflower.org is a good resource and might be a useful place to start. I’ve not done a consistent job with my “more info” of offering where the plants are native to. Many are entire eastern coast if I’m recalling correctly.
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