Downy Wood Mint
Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
· Hardiness Zones: 4-8
· Height: 18-30 inches
· Spread: 9-18 inches
· Bloom Time: June to July
· Bloom: showy blue-purple three-lobed and twin-lipped flowers with reddish spots on the lower lip, arranged in whorled clusters atop square-stemmed spikes
· Light: full sun to part shade
· Soil: average, well drained
· Moisture: dry to medium
· Use: wild, native, and prarie gardens, open woodland gardens
· Care: divide in spring
· Concerns: susceptible to powdery mildew; foliage often nibbled by chewing insects
· Native to: Great Lakes and Mid-Atlantic states; native Wisconsin prairie plant
· Notes: slowly-sprading clumps of lance-shaped, lightly-toothed leaves with downy undersides on unbranched square stems; basal leaves remain green throughout winter; spreads by rhysomes; attracts pollinators; drought tolerant, deer resistant
· Supplier: The Flower Factory
· Teaching Garden Location & Code: Pollinator Garden C137
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