Herb SeedHSC-HRB-026-PKT
Mountain Mint Herb Seed — held cultivar
Mountain Mint Herb Seed — botanical detail
Mountain Mint Herb Seed — mountain mint single stem vase
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Mountain Mint Herb Seed — held cultivar
Pycnanthemum pilosum
70 - 90Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Mountain Mint Herb Seed

Item #HSC-HRB-026-PKT

Plenty of mint scent, and a magnet for pollinators.

Sturdy, mint-scented foliage and white flowers bring fragrance to bouquets and draw bees, beneficial wasps, butterflies and other good insects.

Dry the leaves and flowers for tea and potpourri. Stake plants in windy spots.

Ready to harvest about 70–90 days from sowing. Perennial in Zones 5–8. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 200 seeds
  • Average 209,400 seeds per oz.

In stock — Packet

$6.40

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Start 6–8 weeks ahead

Barely cover seed.

Plant 12" apart

Rows 18".

Stake if windy

Sun, average soil.

Dry the tops

Cut in late summer.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 7–14 days.

Starting indoors

Recommended. Sow 6–8 weeks before planting out in mid- to late spring. Scatter seed on the surface and tamp lightly so it is barely covered. Harden off first.

Planting out

12" apart in rows 18" apart.

Plant spacing

12".

Soil

Average to moist soil.

Light

Full sun.

Support

Stake in windy spots.

Harvest

Pick leaves all season. In late summer, cut flowering tops and leaves to dry for tea and potpourri; the flowers also dry well for arrangements.

Hardiness

Zones 5–8.

Plant height

24–36".

Scientific name

Pycnanthemum pilosum

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 209,400 on average.

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