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Lamiaceae (Mint) Family
Stachys tenuifolia
Smooth Hedge-nettle is a showy, erect perennial in the mint family. Pink and white flowers bloom in a whorled formation during summer, attracting long-tongued bees. With ideal conditions they can get up to three feet tall but are often shorter. They are gorgeous in mass and would fit perfectly in a…
Scutellaria incana
In shady dry forests and open woodlands, bluish purple tubular flowers are a sight to the eyes while adding incredible wildlife value. Hoary Skullcap is a summer blooming perennial, and its blooms are considered more showy than other plants in the genus. The leaves are arranged opposite on erect stems. Both…
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Found in open woodlands and moist thickets, Narrowleaf Mountain Mint has an airy appearance and sweet minty smell. Clusters of white tubular flowers attract a variety of pollinators including butterflies, honeybees, sweat bees, and other native bees through summer. Flowers and leaves are edible and can be used in flavorings or…
Pycnanthemum muticum
Short-Toothed Mountain Mint is a clumping herbaceous perennial with fragrant foliage and flowers. Although it is not picky with soil, it prefers neutral to slightly acidic pH, of which is common in North Carolina. Happiest in moist soil, it can withstand brief periods of dry soil once established, but watering is…
Pycnanthemum flexuosum
Appalachian Mountain Mint is a spreading perennial with high pollinator value. Preferring rich loamy soil, it does well when soil is moist with good drainage and will spread readily when enough moisture and sunlight is provided. Like other members of the mint family, stems are square shaped and aromatic. The leaves…
Salvia azurea
Blue Sage is a clump-forming, perennial wildflower in the Lamiaceae family, typically found in prairies, roadsides, and other open areas. It has wandlike stalks and leaves that have prominent veins on the underside. The flowers are lipped and tubular and show off with a beautiful shade of blue from July…
Physostegia virginiana
Obedient Plant is a perennial in the Lamiaceae family that you may want to consider if you have a particularly wet area in your garden. Pink, lavender, or white tubular flowers in clusters will grace your garden in late summer to fall. Obedient Plant loves a full sun to part…
Meehania cordata
Meehan’s Mint is a deciduous perennial vine in the Lamiaceae family. Its creeping habit makes it a great groundcover or green mulch, and it would do well in a shaded pathway. This flower blooms in late spring through early summer with light purple blooms. This species prefers to be in…
Blephilia ciliata
Downy Wood Mint is a wildflower in the mint family native to the central and eastern part of the U.S.A. Plant it in the full sun to partial shade in well drained soil and enjoy its blue-purple flowers from late spring to mid-summer. Minty leaves can be eaten raw and used…
Monarda punctata
Horsemint or Spotted Beebalm is an erect, mostly unbranched, perennial wildflower, instantly recognized by its unusual “stacked” arrangement of multiple whorls of two-lipped, cream-colored, purple-speckled tubular flowers on the same stem. Each whorl is subtended by attractive and persistent pink to lavender leaf-like bracts. Leaves are narrow with a fine grayish-white…
Pycnanthemum virginianum
Virginia Mountain Mint is an herbaceous perennial of the Mint family found mostly in north central and north eastern U.S. Two counties in NC are among a very small handful of counties reporting this plant in the southeast. Nevertheless, we are respectful of its potential value in our landscape for a…
Monarda didyma
Beebalm is a showy herbaceous perennial herb in the Mint family, very popular in Southeastern gardens for its long bloom time and easy nature. Bright red, somewhat coarse flowers are supported by sturdy, three-foot tall, square stems in July and August here in the piedmont, making excellent cut flowers.Our southern Appalachians…
Monarda fistulosa
Wild Bergamont is a fantastic wildflower native to almost every state in the country! Like other members of the mint family, it has square stems with coarsely toothed and slightly hairy opposite leaves. Wild Bergamont flowers are…well, kind of wild; they are lavender to pink, with irregular tubular petals, protruding from…
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