Description
Scientific name: Blephilia cilata
Range: Native to lower Michigan
Light: Full to partial sun
Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand
Moisture: Medium, Dry
Benefits: Pollinators, Deer Resistant
Height: 1′
Blooms: June, July
Zones: 4-8
Color: Purple
Spacing: 10-18″
Root: Rhizome
A diminutive plant with beguiling flowers stacked like pagodas (or ice cream cones), Downy Wood Mint is an important nectar source for early-season pollinators, especially native bees. It will tolerate most growing conditions in the Keweenaw, except for standing water and deep shade. Easy to grow, word is that it will even establish well on slopes.
