Pycnanthemum muticum - CLUSTERED MOUNTAIN MINT DIVISIONS
DIVSIONS - I have a decided to cut down the of mountain mint I have. These are a clump of mountain mint, directly from my gardens to yours!
Tanya’s Take: Like many pollinators, I love this plant. Strong grower, free flowering, smells wonderful, great silvery color. Great plant. I even grow this as a cut flower. It was Perennial Plant of the year 2025 for it's great growing characteristics, ie nice form, great bloom and habit, ease of growth and general character. That's sayin' something!
Pollinators served: Special value to native bees, bumble bees and honey bees. Attracts butterflies. This plant hands down attracts more bees and other pollinators than any other plant in my garden. It literally buzzes from the amount of pollinators that visit.
Color and texture: Medium texture with silvery leaves
Flowers: Whitish-pinkish-purplish in summer-fall
Height: 3-4’
Sun, part shade or shade?: Full sun to part shade
Is it a bully? This plant, Clustered or Blunt Mountain Mint is a clump forming plant that spreads by rhizomes. I've found that it does spread, but can be easily removed to maintain it. It's a great pollinator to share!
PLEASE NOTE: most people are more familiar with the most common Mountain mint, Pycnanthemum incanum, which is known to be an aggressive grower. That is NOT this plant.
Drought tolerance: I've grown it in my very dry yard just fine.
Toughness rating: Very tough. Does well in my dry in a tough spot yard. Would definitely like more water, but it doesn't stop it from growing and flowering.
Should you give this plant a try: Yes, if you need a plant that has the potential to fill up an empty spac and bring you pollinators. This is your plant!
Is this native: Yup. DC, MD and VA
What is a native plant plug?
A small plant about 1.5" x 1.5" x 5". Yep, it’s pretty small. But they are incredibly well rooted and ready to grow.
With a season of growth, they'll be roughly the size of a gallon plant and fully acclimated to your conditions.
Why does Bipartisan Gardens focus on selling native plant plugs?
For DC residents it's a 45 min drive to the nearest sizeable nursery with an extensive selection of native plants. That is a barrier for many.
Another barrier is price. One gallon perennials are $12-$20+ per plants. That adds up quick!
We have these sales to make it easy and cheap for you to have native plants so you can have birds and bees in your yard.
Buy small, healthy native plants online and pick them up close to your home!
Benefits/uses of plant plugs
1 - Establish new areas of garden beds quickly and inexpensively.
Native plant plugs allow you to purchase multiple plants cost effectively. You can establish robust plantings quickly to have flowers and dense, weed blocking plantings this year.
2- Buy a sampler!
From this sale you can also try native pollinator plants in a cost effective way. Not sure a plant will work for you? Just $4-5 lets you see if it’ll work. You can try as many as you like and see what works for different locations in your yard without breaking the bank.
3 – We provide a variety of natives that you won’t see in many nurseris. From sun to shade, native specites to tried and true native cultivars we strive to bring a variety to you.
4 - Did I mention they are cheap?? At $4-5 per plant they are a cost effective investment this year for next year's garden.
To put this in context, at a nursery native plants are between $13-20 per plant. While those plants are larger, they typically only have one extra season of growth on them. Buying small and waiting is an excellent investment!
PICK UP LOCATION options
For the Fall 2026 sale there will be two pick up options
TAKOMA - easy porch pick up at 808 Aspen St NW DC 20012
PETWORTH - TBD but it will be close the Petworth Community Market at 9th and Upshur
PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS
Please note in the CART page Takoma or Petworth and the day/time you'd like to pick up.
You will get an email on that day that your order is ready.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS
The plants will come with basic care and planting instructions.
A few quick FAQ's Planting immediately is best, but it is ok to leave them in their containers in a cool shady spot for a few days. Keep them watered, they are small they dry very quickly. Dig a small hole, plant and water thoroughly. Don't forget to label them!
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