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Top native Pycnanthemum

6 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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6 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 3 Part shade 4

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 2 Well drained 3 Moist 3

Water use

Low 1 Medium 2 High 1

Soil

Rocky 1 Sand 1 Loam 2 Clay 2

Soil pH

Acid 2 Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 3

Deer resistant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 3 Erosion 2 Insect pests 1 Poor soil 1

Form

Habit

Erect 3

Plant type

Wildflower 5 Herbaceous perennial 3 Perennial 3 Edible 1 Herb 1
  • Hoary Mountainmint Pycnanthemum incanum caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 154
  • Whiteleaf Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum albescens caterpillars 1 food 1 flowers 136
  • Southern Mountainmint Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides caterpillars 1 flowers 139
  • Loomis' Mountainmint Pycnanthemum loomisii caterpillars 1 flowers 136
  • Stone Mountainmint Pycnanthemum curvipes caterpillars 1 flowers 133
  • Basil Mountainmint Pycnanthemum clinopodioides caterpillars 1 flowers 129

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