Mountain Mint

About this plant

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium, commonly known as Mountain Mint, is a beautiful and highly beneficial perennial that instantly elevates any landscape. Its fine, needle-like foliage creates a soft, ethereal appearance, while emitting a delightful spearmint aroma when brushed against or crushed. Beyond its aesthetic appeal and fragrance, Mountain Mint is an ecological powerhouse. It's an absolute favorite among a wide array of pollinators, including bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects, making it an essential addition to any wildlife-friendly garden or native planting. Extremely low-maintenance and adaptable, this plant thrives in a variety of conditions and is remarkably deer and rabbit resistant. It's perfect for naturalized areas, herb gardens, borders, or even meadow plantings, offering beauty and biodiversity with minimal effort.

Installation timing

When we're in season, outside of the winter months, our goal is to get your plants installed within about two weeks. That window gives us enough time to secure your plants from our supplier and find a spot on the schedule. Throughout the process we stay in touch through notifications and your existing client portal on the main A Cut Above website, which is separate from this landscaping plants shop.

Care & maintenance

Mountain Mint is a very low-maintenance plant. It tolerates a wide range of soils, including clay, and once established, is drought-tolerant. Cut back spent flower stems in late fall or early spring to encourage new growth. It may self-seed; if spread is undesired, deadhead flowers before seed set.

Watering suggestions

Proper watering is the single most important factor in your plant's survival after installation. Newly installed plants have a limited root system and rely on you for consistent moisture while they establish.

• First 2 weeks: Water deeply every day (or every other day in cooler, wet weather), soaking the root ball and surrounding soil.
• Weeks 3–12: Water deeply 2–3 times per week, adjusting for rain, heat, and soil drainage.
• After establishment: Water deeply about once a week during the growing season, and more often in extreme heat or drought.
• How to check: Stick a finger 2–3 inches into the soil near the roots — if it's dry, it's time to water. Deep, less-frequent watering encourages strong roots; shallow daily sprinkles do not.
• Avoid: Overwatering (soggy, waterlogged soil) is just as harmful as underwatering and can drown roots.

Watering needs vary by plant, season, soil, and exposure. Because proper watering is the customer's responsibility after installation, please make sure you understand and can follow these suggestions before ordering.

Good to know: plants and trees purchased from and installed by A Cut Above include a one-year limited warranty from the date of installation. Because plant survival depends heavily on proper watering and care after installation, losses caused by improper care, neglect, animal or chemical damage, or extreme weather are not covered, and we must be given the chance to inspect a struggling plant before it's removed or replaced. Coverage is one replacement per plant. Read our warranty info.