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Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) isn’t particularly showy — with its pale, gray-green foliage and tiny flowers you could walk right past it without even noticing it — but this native perennial ...

Sow seeds outside in late fall or early spring. Start seeds indoors about a month before outside temperatures are expected to reach 50°F. Keep the seeds warm until they germinate, and moist but never ...

We asked our friends at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden to spotlight something fascinating at ground level. Lynn Jackson Kirk tells us about a native in mint condition. And the winner is (drum roll) … ...

If someone told you to go and find a bunch of mountain mints, where would you look? Strangely enough, if you went looking for mountain mints in the mountains, you might have a hard time finding them.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — "It forces me to calm down, and it forces me to slow down. So it's kind of like doing Tai Chi in a bee suit." Master beekeeper Andy Westrich, owner of Hampton Apiary, loves keeping ...

I’m always on the lookout for a new-to-me plant to try in my gardens, and last year that plant was mountain mint. I ordered seeds and started them under lights and on heat mats in my basement. Soon I ...

Behind my garden of native plants, one scrappy perennial holds its own among the tangle of goldenrod stalks and blackberry brambles. Its swaying flowerheads buzz with a throng of insects: golden ...

I have a Slender mountain mint that was given to me by a friend. Do you know anything about this plant as far as sun, shade, spacing, height and blooms? One of the most storied homes in the ...