Common Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum virginianum
Above: Common Mountain Mint overlooking Dawley Conservancy in Madison, Wisconsin (7/22/21)
Common Mountain Mint - Pycnanthemum virginianum
Common Mountain Mint is a native perennial tht grows from 1' - 3' tall. Prefers to dry, moderate moisture, to wet areas like prairies, woods and meadows.
The flowers are white with purplish spotting. They are packed in flat clusters about 1 inch across at the top of the plant. Each head cluster can contain up to 50 flowers; however, only a few flowers in a cluster are in bloom at one time.
Blooms July-September.
Other names: Virginia Mountain Mint.
Above: Common Mountain Mint leaves are up to 2 1/2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide They are toothless and hairless, tapering to a pointed tip.
For more information on the Common Mountain Mint, visit Wikipedia.
Or, visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Common Mountain Mint.
Common Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Above: Rusty Patch Bumblebee on Common Mountain Mint overlooking Dawley Conservancy in Madison, Wisconsin on July 21, 2021.
Above: Bee on Common Mountain Mint overlooking Dawley Conservancy in Madison, Wisconsin on July 21, 2021.
Above: Common Mountain Mint in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin on July 25, 2021.
Above: Common Mountain Mint in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin on July 28, 2021.
Above: Common Mountain Mint in Thoreau Rain Garden in Madison, Wisconsin on July 30, 2021.
Above: Common Mountain Mint off of Woodrow Street in Madison, Wisconsin on August 1, 2021.
Above: Common Mountain Mint in UW Arboretum Native Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin on August 2, 2021.
Above: Common Mountain Mint specimen collected in Dane County, Wisconsin in a sedge meadow on July 7, 1960.
Above: Common Mountain Mint botanical drawing circa 1913.
