Pycnanthemum muticum 24/10 Restock The cut branches last remarkably

The cut branches last remarkably well and are prized in floral work

and the epithet constricta notes the narrowed leaves that give the plant a softer

and release a pleasant citrusy scent when crushed

and ecological value are wanted

soft-wooded shrub of the mint family

Pycnanthemum muticum 24/10 Restock The cut branches last remarkablyIf any native perennial could be said to hum, the honor would go to Pycnanthemum muticum. From mid to late summer the blunt mountain mint gathers a shimmer of broad, silver frosted bracts at the top of every stem, and within them open dense heads of tiny pink to white flowers that draw an almost comic density of life: bees of every kind, wasps, butterflies, skippers, moths, and flies working the nectar from dawn to dusk. In a three year Penn State