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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Annuals/Per.
This herbaceous perennial has a musky mint odor and grows up to 4 feet tall. In the summer and fall it produces small, white flowers spotted with purple. It grows in full sun and partial shade, in moist or wet sandy soils. This plant is cold and heat tolerant and attracts birds as well as bees and butterflies.
May Attract
Clustered Bushmint is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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