06/05/2026
Tabitha Farm will be at the Kalamazoo Farmer's market tomorrow! Saturday, June 5th. As I said last week, we are little behind due to our family trip to Africa this Spring. We have many wonderful Michigan genotype native plants growing in out greenhouse that will be ready for you pant in your garden in the coming weeks. Here is a list of plants we will have ready tomorrow. You can also check out our website
https://www.tabithafarm.com/
We also wanted to showcase a plant every week. This week we showcase Common Mountain Mint / Pycnanthemum virginianum. You can find info on this awesome plant here: https://michiganflora.net/record/1586
"Virginia Mountain-mint is a stout perennial, becoming multi-branched toward top of its 2-3 ft. height. Tiny, white, mint-like flowers, often spotted with purple, are arranged in numerous small, dense clusters. The clusters, which bloom only a few at a time, arise from leaf axils at the stem tips. The foliage of this leafy plant is covered with a whitish bloom.
Virginia Mountain Mint is a member of the family Lamiaceae which includes aromatic herbs or shrubs, rarely trees or vines, usually with stems square in cross-section, 4-sided, and flowers in long clusters, heads, or interrupted whorls on the stem. There are about 180 genera and 3,500 species nearly worldwide. The Mediterranean region, the chief area of diversity, has produced many spices and flavorings; various mints, oregano, marjoram, thyme, sage, and basil. Catnip and lavender are in the family."
Source: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=PYVI
More info: https://www.motherearthliving.com/gardening/plant-profile/herb-to-know-mountain-mint/
Plants:
We lovingly cultivate our plants from Michigan genotype seeds otherwise noted
Achillea millefolium - Yarrow
Allium cernuum - Nodding Wild Onion (late June)
Anemone virginiana - Tall Thimblweed (late June)
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Milkweed
Coreopsis lanceolata -Sand Tick Seed (Late June)
Desmodium canadense - Showy Tick Trefoil
Digitalis - Foxglove (non-native)
Lupinus perennis - Lupine
Monarda fistulosa - Wild Bergamot
Monarda punctata - Horse Mint
Pycnanthemum virginianum- Common Mountain Mint
Rudbeckia hirta - Black-Eyed Susan (late June)
Silphium perfoliatum - Cupplant
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae - New England Aster
Verbena hastata - Blue Verbain (late June)
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Culinary Herbs:
cultivated from seeds
Cilantro (sold out)
Chives (late June)
Lemon Basil
Purple Basil
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Shrubs & Trees:
We cultivate our shrubs and trees from local root stock
Amelanchier - Service Berry (sold out)
Aronia melanocarpa - Black Choke Berry
Corylus cornuta - Beaked Hazelnut
Cephalanthus occidentalis - Button Bush
Hamamelis virginiana - Witch Hazel (sold out)
Metasequoia glyptostroboides - Dawn Redwood
Prunus americana - American Plum
Prunus virginiana - Choke Cherry
Many people grow mountain mint for use as an insect repellent. Learn more.
