Seed variety
Mountain mint – Pycnanthemum pilosum
Pycnanthemum pilosum is treated as Pycnanthemum verticillatum var. pilosum botanically. This perennial Lamiaceae has densely hairy leaves and stems, and a mint scent released when the foliage is brushed. Rhizomes allow the clump to spread, although the plant belongs to Pycnanthemum rather than Mentha.
At a glance
Reference BSI-H803830Variety profile
Characteristics
- Cultivar
- Mountain mint
- Seeds per gram
- 800.0
- Plant height (cm)
- 90
- Growth habit
- Upright, Bushy
- Life cycle
- perennial
Botanical details
- Common names
- Mountain Mint
- Synonyms
- insect
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Pycnanthemum
- Species
- Pycnanthemum pilosum