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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Annuals/Per.
This stout, multi-branched, and aromatic perennial herb grows 2 to 3 feet tall, and produces clusters of white, purple-spotted flowers that bloom in July and August. Especially valuable to bees and butterflies, this plant grows in partial shade, and in moist, calcareous soils.
May Attract
Virginia Mountain-Mint 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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