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Smooth Woodmint
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Smooth Woodmint

Blephilia subnuda

Honeybees and other long-tongued bees visit for nectar and high-protein pollen; peak bloom in June provides early summer forage in its limited range. Grows in easy-to-manage perennial clumps 1-3 feet tall, preferring moist calcareous soils in partial shade to shade. Critically imperiled in the wild, so propagation supports local pollinator habitats without invasiveness concerns.

Nectarmedium
Pollenhigh
BloomMay–July
Zones6-8
TypePerennial
Sunpartial
NativeSoutheastern United States
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