mountain mint
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mountain mint
First recorded in 1665–75
Example Sentences
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She suggests starting with North American native perennials — plants that will live for several years — including coneflowers, perennial sunflowers, milkweeds and mountain mint.
From Washington Post
They grow assorted milkweeds, asters, elderberry, mountain mint, joe-pye weed, goldenrods, white snakeroot and ironweed.
From New York Times
The various mountain mints, or pycnanthemum, exude a mintiness in summer and draw pollinators like few other flowers.
From Washington Post
Some perennials considered tough in garden beds suffered leaf scorch on the roof, including mountain mint, several asters, wild bergamot and a coneflower, Echinacea pallida.
From Washington Post
“I realized nobody really gave a hoot about Torrey’s mountain mint,” said Ms. Anzelone, who has also written for City Room.
From New York Times
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