Mountain Mint Seeds - Clustered

Minimum Seeds per Packet: 380

Packet Weight: 0.5g

Planting Season: Fall

Sowing Method: Direct Seed

Seed Depth: Surface

Direct Seed Spacing: 7-14"

Soil Temperature: 70-75℉

Days to Sprout: 5-21

Mature Spacing: 18"

Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade

Frost Tolerance: Frost Tolerant

Days to Harvest: 90-120

Production Cycle: Perennial

How to Grow Clustered Mountain Mint

Clustered Mountain Mint is a free grower that wants to be in gardens where it can spread, naturalize, and grow amongst other native plants. Plant in areas with full sun to partial shade. Clustered Mountain Mint prefers woodland areas with fertile, moist soil and good drainage. It is hardy in USDA zones 4-8. 

If you wish to control the spread, you can cut the rhizomes in the spring with a shovel and pull the shoots up by hand. Clustered mountain mint will tolerate both heat and drought after it is established, but it grows and spreads best in fertile, medium to wet soil.

Suggested companion plants: Bee Balm, Rudbeckia, Joe Pye Weed, Blanket Flower, Eastern Columbine, Coreopsis, Milkweed, Southeast Native Mix

When to Plant Clustered Mountain Mint

Clustered Mountain Mint seeds are slow to germinate and benefit from being cold stratified to break seed dormancy. Sow seeds outside in late fall to early winter.

Where to Plant Clustered Mountain Mint

Clustered Mountain Mint prefers to be planted in meadows to open woodlands with fertile, moist but well-draining soil. Plant in areas with full to partial sun.

How to Plant Clustered Mountain Mint Seeds

Clustered Mountain Mint seeds are small and need to be surface sown. Scatter on the surface of a worked garden bed and lightly press in or dust with a very small amount of soil.

How Often to Water Clustered Mountain Mint

While the plant is establishing, water often enough to keep the soil moist but not soggy - it will do best if you let the soil dry between waterings. After the plant is established, it will not need to be watered unless the ground is very dry for more than a few weeks.

To collect Clustered Mountain Mint seeds, let the seed head dry on the plant. Once dried, cut the seed heads and put them into a bag. Shake vigorously and the seeds will separate themselves into the bottom of the bag. Store Mountain Mint seeds in a cool, dry place.