Clustered Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum muticum)

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This has to be one of my favorite plants for pollinators. It looks great, it is deer resistant, and because the individual flowers bloom progressively over many weeks, it is a continuing source of food for the many insects that visit. In the right conditions it can slowly spread, but it is easy to manage. If you can find a spot for it, it is amazing how many insects will be on it at once. Clustered Mountain Mint is considered threatened in Michigan (mnfi.anr.msu.edu).

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This has to be one of my favorite plants for pollinators. It looks great, it is deer resistant, and because the individual flowers bloom progressively over many weeks, it is a continuing source of food for the many insects that visit. In the right conditions it can slowly spread, but it is easy to manage. If you can find a spot for it, it is amazing how many insects will be on it at once. Clustered Mountain Mint is considered threatened in Michigan (mnfi.anr.msu.edu).

Life Cycle: Perennial

Sun Exposure: Full-Partial

Soil Moisture: Medium-Medium/dry

Height: 3 feet

Plant Spacing: 1.5-2 feet

Bloom Time: July - September

Bloom Color: Pinkish white

Advantages: Pollinator Favorite, Deer Resistant

Host Plant: 4 species of butterflies and moths use this as a caterpillar host plant in our area (nwf.org)

Species of Concern: State Status: Threatened (legally protected). State Rank: Critically imperiled (mnfi.anr.msu.edu)

Complementary Plants: Bee balm, Ironweeds, Blazing star, Nodding wild onion, , Joe-Pye weeds, Swamp milkweed, Turtlehead, Blue lobelia

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