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Mint Plants Prevents Mosquitos In Your Garden - TN Nursery

8 Aug 2022 · 2 min

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In this short TN Nursery video, the narrator introduces the mint plant, scientifically known as Pycnanthemum, highlighting its densely flowered habit that supports many visitors. The plant is native to eastern North America, spanning from Maine to Michigan, through Missouri, down to Florida, with additional presence in Illinois, Texas, and the southeastern part of Missouri. It thrives in grassy open areas, meadows, fields, low woodlands, and dry upland woodlands, but avoids mountainous regions. The blossoms attract a variety of insects—including bees, wasps, moths, small butterflies, and other bugs—while the leaves emit a strong minty fragrance when crushed. Flower colors range from white to light purple, sometimes with purple dots, and feature two‑lipped pink blooms in dense, flat terminal or occasional axillary clusters during mid‑late summer, accompanied by distinctive silvery, fringeless bracts. The plant’s attractive appearance makes it suitable for ornamental use and home decoration. Finally, the video notes that the mint plant is available for purchase at Tennessee Wholesale Nursery with low prices and fast shipping.

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Welcome to TN Nursery YouTube channel. Today, let's talk about mint plant. Mint plant is pycnanthemum, which means densely flowered, a characteristic allowing it to support many visitors at once. It is also considered a native plant of eastern North America from Maine to Michigan through Missouri and south to Florida. It is also present in Illinois and Texas. The plants grow only in the very southeastern region of Missouri. It is present in grassy open regions, meadows, fields, low wooded areas, and often dry upland woodlands, but not in mountainous settings as its traditional name implies. Mint plant's blossoms attract insects such as bees, wasps, moths, tiny butterflies, and bugs. The leaves are quite fragrant with a distinct minty smell when mashed. The flowers come in various colors. There are white flowers to light purple with occasional purple dots. There is a bloom of two-lipped pink flowers covering this plant's leaves in dense, flat terminal, occasionally axillary groups during mid to late summer. A pair of unusual and spectacular silvery fringeless leaf-like bracts are near the cluster's base. The plant's overall appearance makes it highly likable for ornamental purposes and decorating houses on different occasions. Mint plant is for sale at Tennessee Wholesale Nursery with low prices and fast shipping. Thanks for watching.