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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A gardener picks fresh mint leaves from a plant in the garden - encierro/Shutterstock If you dream of harvesting fresh, minty ...

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.

Gardeners may never have heard of this plant that has been chosen Perennial of the Year for 2025. Its name is Clustered Mountain Mint (pycnanthemum muticum). There are about 20 species in total, ...

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 ...