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Hairy Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum verticillatum)
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Create a flurry of activity with this outstanding nectar plant. Butterflies, honey bees & native bees love it
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Pycnanthemum verticillatum, Pycnanthemum pilosum
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Create a flurry of activity with this outstanding nectar plant. Butterflies, honey bees & native bees love it.
Uses: Bees, butterflies
Bloom time: July - September
Height: 2 to 4 feet
Space: 18 to 24 inches
Sun: Full sun to light shade
Moisture: Dry to average
Seed: Ready to germinate. The tiny seeds will need sunlight, so just sow them on the soil surface.
185,000 seeds per ounce
At least 200 seeds per packet
1 ounce per 5,000 square feet
Half a pound per acre
A Pollinator Must-have:
Great for attracting bees and other pollinators
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A great plant for bees and butterflies. I even saw hummingbirds visiting this one. Does well in container gardens.
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Samantha Pennington
from Warrensburg, Mo on 2/27/2016
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I planted 2 of these in Spring 2020, and they are blooming in July! They have added several inches to their height. They seem to be doing well. As with all my plants, I keep a plastic plant guard around each one to protect them from any predators. South side of house with probably 6 hours of sunshine each day.
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So amazing for pollinators!
This is surprisingly one of my favorites... and definitely THE favorite of pollinators. So many different types of pollinators visit-- definitely the favorite of the many different native plants we have. I trimmed it in May and could have cut it shorter-- it can get pretty tall! Spreads quickly and easy to divide. I divided it the second spring.
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Erin Maloney
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Can I put this seed down now without going through the stratification process?
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Susan Stanze
- 4/24/2016
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It will likely germinate without stratification as other Pycnanthemums will often germinate without the cold-moist period.
We've sown slender mountain mint seed in the past without stratifying the seed and have had good results. They usually germinate within 8 to 15 days. The tiny seeds will need light to germinate, so don't bury them.
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What zone is this mountain mint hardy to? Thank you.
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- 9/1/2016
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According to the Missouri Botanical Garden, it is good in zones 4 to 8.
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Does this draw predatory wasps? I planted it next to my milkweed and my caterpillars were decimated. It was ugly...it should come with a warning!
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- 1/28/2020
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I don't know of a comprehensive list of the species that visit hairy mountain mint, but it does attract many pollinators. From www.illinoiswildflowers.info: "The flowers are very attractive to many kinds of long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees, wasps, and flies. To a lesser extent, butterflies, skippers, and beetles are attracted to the flowers. These insects seek nectar, although Halictine bees also collect pollen."
Tachinid flies & braconid wasps use monarch caterpillars to rear their young.
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