Mountain Mint

virginia mountain mint
  • Bloom Time: June – Sept.
  • Bloom Color: White
  • Height: 3 feet
  • Sun: Full to partial
  • Soil: Wet to medium-dry

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Caterpillar food for
Hermit Sphinx (Lintneria eremitus), Curved-Tooth Geometer (Eutrapela clemataria)

Butterfly food for
Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus), Delaware Skipper (Anatrytone logan)

Attracts these pollinators
Tiphiid Wasps (Myzinum spp.), Great Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus), Great Black Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus), Cuckoo Wasps (Hedychrum spp.), Bee Wolves (Philantus spp.), Potter Wasps (Eumenes spp.), Grass-Carrying Wasps (Isodontia spp.), Syrphid Flies (Syritta spp.)

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