Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Pycnanthemum pilosum
Family: (Lamiaceae)
(P) to 3′. Hairy Mountain Mint. Eastern and Central US. This herbaceous perennial branches frequently to create a slender bushy appearance with flowers appearing in both terminal and axillary clusters. The stems are light green, 4-angled, densely pubescent on all sides (giving an overall grey appearance), and very aromatic when bruised. The upper stems terminate in branching flowerheads that are flat-topped, spanning up to one inch across. The typical mint-like flowers are hooded and lipped with purple specks and dots scattered across its throat and the lobes of its lips. The nectar-rich flowers are very attractive to many native pollinators. A good candidate for the white garden. Sun. 4 & T2
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