Appalachian Mountainmint, Savanna Mountainmint

Description

Frilly, rounded clusters of dainty white tubular flowers are borne in summer atop sturdy stems and are an excellent nectar source for a variety of smaller pollinators and garden beneficials. Savanna or Appalachian Mountainmint has nicely fragrant, medium green foliage and is considered to be one of the better Mountainmints for garden settings as it is not as prone to spreading by rhizomes.Images courtesy of North Creek Nurseries, all rights reserved, except for rightmost 2 imagesthat are Almost Eden images.Appalachian Mountainmint is native along much of the east coast from Virginia to Florida and west to Mississippi. Deer resistant and somewhat drought resistant once well-established with few pest or disease problems. It is also on the long list of plants that are larval hosts to the Gray Hairstreak Butterfly.