Pycnanthemum incanum
Hoary Mountain Mint
- Average to slightly dry soils
- Full Sun to light shade
- 3’ tall, spreading to form a patch
- Late summer blooms
- Ontario Native, Thrives in open woodlands or meadows,
New to me, grown from seeds from Prairie Moon Nursery https://www.prairiemoon.com/pycnanthemum-incanum-hoary-mountain-mint
A very showy Mountain Mint with silvery bracts and large, pink to purple flowers. Like most members of the Mint family, these are abundant nectar suppliers and attract a wide range of nectar and pollen feeding species in the mid to late summer.
Please check out the Prairie Moon listing at the link above for more details.
Photo by James H. Miller & Ted Bodner via Wikimedia Commons
