FoliageIn the landscape
ButterflyEdibleNativePollinatorRain
Data sources
Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Mountain Mint is a perennial, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 1-3 ft × 1-3 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and white blooms in summer and fall. It attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1-3 ft × 1-3 ft
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators
- Native to
- United States
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
We score Mountain Mint’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
See the Mountain Mint in your own yard
Upload a photo and our AI designs with real plants like this one — matched to your USDA zone.
Related
