Mountain Mint Live Plant Cutting

Spring Preorder

Pycnanthemum sp.

Reserve a fresh Mountain Mint cutting for the upcoming growing season.

Our Mountain Mint is available for spring preorder when fresh cuttings are not currently being harvested for immediate shipment. Ordering now reserves your place for new spring growth once the plants are actively growing again and conditions are appropriate for safely shipping live plant material.

Mountain Mint is appreciated for its fresh aromatic foliage, clumping growth habit, and strong appeal to pollinators when in bloom. Unlike many true mints that spread aggressively through underground runners, Mountain Mint generally grows in expanding clumps, making it a beautiful choice for herb gardens, pollinator gardens, naturalized plantings, and containers.

Each cutting will be freshly harvested from healthy plants grown at our Blue Ridge Mountain homestead and carefully prepared for shipment when spring growth is ready.

This Is a Preorder

This listing is for a future spring shipment. It is not currently available for immediate shipping.

Preorders will be fulfilled in the order they are received once:

• Healthy spring growth is established
• Plants are large enough to safely harvest
• Temperatures are appropriate for shipping live cuttings
• Weather and carrier conditions allow us to ship without unnecessary risk to the plants

Because these are living plants, an exact ship date cannot be guaranteed in advance.

We will begin fulfilling orders as soon as spring growth and shipping conditions allow.

What You Will Receive

• One fresh, unrooted Mountain Mint cutting
• Approximately 6–8 inches long
• One rockwool rooting cube
• Moisture-protective packaging for transit
• Basic care and propagation instructions

This listing is for an unrooted plant cutting, not an established rooted plant.

Because each cutting is naturally grown and individually harvested, size, branching, leaf shape, color, fragrance, and overall appearance may vary.

Why Gardeners Love Mountain Mint

• Fresh, aromatic foliage
• Clumping rather than aggressively running growth habit
• Excellent for pollinator gardens
• Attractive to bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators when flowering
• Suitable for herb gardens and naturalized plantings
• Can be grown in containers
• Interesting addition to specialty herb collections
• Perennial growth habit

Fragrance and growth may vary according to season, maturity, sunlight, temperature, soil, and other growing conditions.

Growing Information

Botanical Name: Pycnanthemum sp.
Common Name: Mountain Mint
Plant Type: Perennial herb
Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Water Requirements: Moderate; prefers evenly moist, well-draining soil while establishing
Growth Habit: Clumping and spreading gradually
Suitable for Containers: Yes
Pollinator Friendly: Yes

Mountain Mint is distinct from many plants in the true mint genus Mentha. Rather than spreading aggressively by underground runners, it generally forms expanding clumps.

Popular Garden Uses

• Pollinator gardens
• Herb gardens
• Native-style plantings
• Cottage gardens
• Naturalized garden areas
• Container gardening
• Tea gardens
• Specialty herb collections

Important: Care Immediately After Delivery

When your preorder ships, please unpack your cutting immediately after delivery and remove all shipping materials.

Place the lower portion of the stem in clean, room-temperature water for a minimum of 48 hours. Keep all leaves above the waterline, with only the lower stem and at least one propagation node submerged.

This recovery period allows the cutting to rehydrate and recover from normal shipping stress before rooting begins.

During the recovery period:

• Keep the cutting in bright, indirect light
• Keep it away from direct sunlight and extreme temperatures
• Replace the water if it becomes cloudy
• Do not add fertilizer
• Do not allow leaves to remain submerged

Temporary wilting or softness can occur after shipping and does not necessarily indicate damage.

Rooting Your Cutting

After the initial 48-hour recovery period, continue rooting using either of these methods:

• Keep the stem and propagation node in clean water
• Place the stem and propagation node into the included pre-soaked rockwool cube supplied with water

Keep the leaves above the waterline and do not allow the rockwool cube to dry out.

Provide bright, indirect light while roots develop.

Do not transfer the cutting directly into soil immediately after delivery.

Allow the cutting to remain in water or water-supplied rockwool until several healthy roots have formed and are at least approximately two inches long before transplanting into an appropriate potting mix.

Rooting time varies according to temperature, light, water quality, plant condition, and other growing conditions.

Shipping Your Preorder

Preorders will begin shipping when spring growth and weather conditions allow safe harvesting and shipment.

Once fulfillment begins, live plant orders are generally processed within 1–5 business days and normally ship Monday through Wednesday to reduce the likelihood of weekend carrier delays.

Tracking information will be provided when your order ships.

Because these are living plants, shipment may be delayed during unusually cold temperatures, severe weather, or other conditions that could place the cutting at unnecessary risk.

Customers are responsible for confirming that this plant can legally be shipped to and grown at their destination.

Important Information About Live Cuttings

This product is a living, unrooted plant cutting.

Successful rooting and future growth depend on shipping conditions, temperature, handling, propagation method, moisture, light, climate, and ongoing care.

We carefully select and package each cutting, but rooting success and future plant performance cannot be guaranteed.

If The Robertson Rottie Ranch makes an error with your order or is unable to fulfill it, the issue will be handled in accordance with our Return & Refund Policy.

Learn More Before Your Cutting Arrives

Visit The Robertson Rottie Ranch on YouTube and follow our Mountain Apothecary series for:

• Herb profiles
• Propagation and rooting techniques
• Harvesting guides
• Garden planning
• Pollinator gardening
• Homestead growing

From Our Homestead to Yours

This Mountain Mint cutting is grown by Mountain Moon Apothecary, the botanical and herb-growing line of The Robertson Rottie Ranch, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Your preorder helps reserve one of the first available cuttings from the coming growing season.

Thank you for supporting our small mountain homestead.