Pycnanthemum virginianum (Native)

Common Name
Virginia mountain-mint
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Commercially available
Yes
Rabbit resistant
Yes

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Photographer: Sam Kieschnick
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Photographer: Sam Kieschnick
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Additional Info

Calcareous fens and spring marshes, mafic fens and seeps, wet meadows, clearings, and open alluvial habitats; most numerous in fertile soils over limestone and other calcareous sedimentary rocks. Infrequent in the mountains and inner piedmont; rare in the outer piedmont and inner coastal Plain.

Plant NOVA Natives lists this species as particularly popular with the non-native honeybees

Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Fall
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Wet
Moist
Dry
Pollinators
Bees