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Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Height: 2-3 ft
Spread: 1-2 ft
Bloom Time: June-August
Sunlight: Full Sun to Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Wet, Moist, Medium, Dry, Very Dry
Life Cycle: Perennial
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Slender Mountain Mint is a very bushy perennial that has delicate looking, narrow leaves. The white flowering heads are smaller than other mountain mints and arranged in dense groups, blooming prolifically over several weeks in summer. It can thrive in a variety of soil moistures, and it attracts large amounts of pollinators. These pollinators visit for nectar and include various native butterflies, wasps, bees, flies, and beetles. Deer Resistant.


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