Pycnanthemum muticum
Big Leaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum has oval leaves that have a minty aroma and flavour and can be used to make a refreshing tea. The plants bear many-flowered whorls of pink flowers with velvety silvery bracts, in late Summer Lifecycle: Annual Suitable for: Cut Flowers Colour: Pink/Rose
Contributed by @mr_plantgeek
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Big Leaf Mountain Mint
Latin name
Pycnanthemum muticum
type
Annual Herb
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.20 M
0.20 M
Pycnanthemum muticum
Pycnanthemum muticum has oval leaves that have a minty aroma and flavour and can be used to make a refreshing tea. The plants bear many-flowered whorls of pink flowers with velvety silvery bracts, in late Summer Lifecycle: Annual Suitable for: Cut Flowers Colour: Pink/Rose
Flowering
From Late Summer TO Late Summer
Whorls of pink flowers with silvery bracts appear in late Summer
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Sow in a cold frame in Spring, onto moist, but drained seed compost. Barely cover seed. The ideal temp for germination (which may take approx. 2 weeks, but can take as long as 3 months) - or sow in situ in mid Spring. Transplant the seedlings when they are large enough to handle, and grow them on under glass. Harden them off before planting out in Summer
Planting
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Plant out seedlings into a sunny, or partially sunny site in late Spring or early Summer, after hardening off the seedlings. Will grow in most soils, but moist, free-draining, loamy soil is preferred
Propagating by division
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Established clumps can be divided in Spring, and the divisions replanted where required.
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