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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 8 to 16 inches
Plant Spread: 8 to 16inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Fruit: Other: Small, ellipsoid, 3-angled nutlets
Fruiting Time: Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Tea
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • American Dittany
  • Stone Mint
  • Sweet Horsemint
  • Mountain Dittany

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Location: St Louis
Date: 2019-11-24
fascinating 'frost flowers' during winter dormancy

Date: 2011-07-02
Photo: Ron Thomas
Location: Arkansas
Date: 2011-01-18
Photo: Ron Thomas

Date: 2013-06-09
Photo: Ron Thomas
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26

Date: 2013-06-09
Photo: Ron Thomas
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