Pycnanthemum tenuifolium 'Campbell Carpet' - SLENDER MOUNTAIN MINT 'CAMPBELL CARPET'
Wonderful, low growing, ground covering form of slightly aromatic native plant.
Grows into wide 18" carpet of fine narrow leaves, with scattered clusters of small white flowers. In the proportion of the biomas of leaves to the flowers, there is lower coverage of the flowers. But those still attract many pollinators.
Modest, tough, drought, heat, humidity and black walnut tolerant plant.
Resistant to deer and rabbits.
Blooming Time: early to mid summer (about June to July)
Size: 1.25-1.5' high x about 3' wide (in our conditions = leaner clay-ish soil, but in ideal conditions can reach up to 7' in diameter in 3 years)
USDA Zones: 5/6 to 8
Culture: full sun, partial sun, average soils, loam, sandy soil, drained soils, heavier clay-ish, but drier soil.
Moisture Needs: dry, medium-dry, medium
Origin: Selection introduced by Plant Delights Nursery (Juniper Level Botanic Gardens), Raleigh, North Carolina from collection made in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2013 (introduced 2017). The species of P. tenuifolium is native wildflower to all Eastern USA, that typically grows in the wild in dry, open, rocky woods, dry prairies and fields, along roadsides, along streams and in open wet thickets. Native to the whole central and eastern USA (including deep south) and Canada, see the BONAP distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes. Many kinds of insects, native bees (including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees), honeybees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, beetles, and plant bugs. These insects usually seek nectar.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture copyright: Plant Delights Nursery (screenshot of PDN video)
Plant combinations: for public and private gardens - borders, edges, water-wise landscaping, deer resistant plantings, rock gardens, pollinator garden, erosion control on drier slopes etc. Looks the best if allowed to form larger patch and combined with medium to larger groups of perennials, grasses, smaller shrubs or other groundcovers.
Easy and adaptable - combine with plants with bolder structure like wide-leaved Amsonia, Baptisia, Echinacea, Heliopsis, shorter Helianthus, Liatris, Penstemon digitalis hybrids, Rudbeckia, bigger Salvia, Silphium, etc.
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Pycnanthemum tenuifolium 'Campbell Carpet' - SLENDER MOUNTAIN MINT 'CAMPBELL CARPET'
Wonderful, low growing, ground covering form of slightly aromatic native plant.
Grows into wide 18" carpet of fine narrow leaves, with scattered clusters of small white flowers. In the proportion of the biomas of leaves to the flowers, there is lower coverage of the flowers. But those still attract many pollinators.
Modest, tough, drought, heat, humidity and black walnut tolerant plant.
Resistant to deer and rabbits.
Blooming Time: early to mid summer (about June to July)
Size: 1.25-1.5' high x about 3' wide (in our conditions = leaner clay-ish soil, but in ideal conditions can reach up to 7' in diameter in 3 years)
USDA Zones: 5/6 to 8
Culture: full sun, partial sun, average soils, loam, sandy soil, drained soils, heavier clay-ish, but drier soil.
Moisture Needs: dry, medium-dry, medium
Origin: Selection introduced by Plant Delights Nursery (Juniper Level Botanic Gardens), Raleigh, North Carolina from collection made in Campbell County, Tennessee in 2013 (introduced 2017). The species of P. tenuifolium is native wildflower to all Eastern USA, that typically grows in the wild in dry, open, rocky woods, dry prairies and fields, along roadsides, along streams and in open wet thickets. Native to the whole central and eastern USA (including deep south) and Canada, see the BONAP distribution map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes/yes. Many kinds of insects, native bees (including long-tongued bees, short-tongued bees), honeybees, wasps, flies, butterflies, skippers, beetles, and plant bugs. These insects usually seek nectar.
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Picture copyright: Plant Delights Nursery (screenshot of PDN video)
Plant combinations: for public and private gardens - borders, edges, water-wise landscaping, deer resistant plantings, rock gardens, pollinator garden, erosion control on drier slopes etc. Looks the best if allowed to form larger patch and combined with medium to larger groups of perennials, grasses, smaller shrubs or other groundcovers.
Easy and adaptable - combine with plants with bolder structure like wide-leaved Amsonia, Baptisia, Echinacea, Heliopsis, shorter Helianthus, Liatris, Penstemon digitalis hybrids, Rudbeckia, bigger Salvia, Silphium, etc.
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