Pycnanthemum albescens Malcolm Vidrine China we just had to share

we just had to share

Each wide and long pointed green leaf has been carefully adorned with a heavily scalloped

so locate it so that it stays very dry during the winter months

We have ours planted where they receive several hours of direct sun including during the heat of the afternoon

and average moisture grow the best wild gingers

Pycnanthemum albescens Malcolm Vidrine China we just had to share(aka: Pycnanthemum 'Malcom's Mint') Pycnanthemum 'Malcolm Vidrine' is a uniquely fragrant selection of the Southeast native (Illinois south to Texas) Pycnanthemum albescens, selected from a Louisiana population by retired LSU Professor, Dr. Malcolm Vidrine. The 3' tall x 3' wide clumping plants are clothed with beautifully silvery green foliage that reeks of spearmint instead of the typical camphor fragrance. The clumps are topped, starting for us in