Virginia Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum virginianum L., Native Minnesota Wildflower plant, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	Virginia Mountain Mint	Pycnanthemum virginianum (L.) T. Dur. & B.D.Jackson ex B.L. Robins & Fernald.	Mint (Lamiaceae)	Upland	Early to Late Summer
Other names and notes	A plant of dryer sunny areas, it grows to 3 feet high, has terminal umbel-like clusters of small white irregular flowers with conspicuous purple spots. Foliage is sweetly aromatic, the leaves are opposite, lance shaped and rounded at the base and without stalks; stems are square with short hairs. It spreads readily and can be invasive.


Below: The stalkless lance shaped leaves with rounded base.	Below: The typical square stem of the mint with fine short hair.

There is a nice grouping of these plants near the intersection of Prairie Path and Blazing Star Boulevard. These blooms in early to mid-July.

Notes: Martha Crone first reported planting this species on Sept. 28, 1937. The plant was listed on Martha Crone's 1951 inventory of plants in the Garden at that time. It is native to Minnesota and is found in most counties with most exceptions the very north and far NE. In North America it is found from the central plains eastward except for the southern coastal region. In Canada, east of Manitoba.

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References: Plant characteristics are generally from sources 15, 16, 30, 31, 33, W2 & W3. Distribution principally from W2 and also 31, 34 and W1. Planting history generally from 1, 4 & 4a. Other sources by specific reference. See Reference List for details.

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