PlantsHerbs & Teas
Slender Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
Fine-textured tea herb and pollinator plant
EasyHerbs & TeasAlso FlowersEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Dry–medium
- Mature size
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 18–30 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul–Sep
- How it spreads
- Moderate rhizomes
- What to buy
- Plug or division for reliable residential establishment; seed for larger restoration areas.
- When to plant
- Apr–May; late Aug–Sep, finishing about six weeks before the first frost.
In the design
More restrained in dry lean soil.
If you eat it
Leaves for tea or seasoning
Contain if necessary
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
