Whiteleaf mountainmint (Pycnanthemum albescens)
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
Cultivation
We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in many parts of the country. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in most soils.
Propagation
Seed - sow spring or autumn in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. If there are sufficient seeds they can be sown in an outdoor seedbed in April. Division in spring.
Medicinal uses
The leaves are diaphoretic.
Habitat
Dry woods and thickets.
Native range
Eastern N. America - Northwest Florida and Texas to Oklahoma and southern Virginia.
Same genus
- Beadle's mountainmint (Pycnanthemum beadlei)
- Sierra mint (Pycnanthemum californicum)
- Basil mountainmint (Pycnanthemum clinopodioides)
- Stone mountainmint (Pycnanthemum curvipes)
- Appalachian mountainmint (Pycnanthemum flexuosum)
- Florida mountainmint (Pycnanthemum floridanum)
- Hoary mountainmint (Pycnanthemum incanum)
- Loomis' mountainmint (Pycnanthemum loomisii)