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Pycnanthemum Muticum Named
Perennial Plant of the Year
The Perennial Plant
Association has named
Pycnanthemum muticum
the 2025 Perennial
Plant of the Year
(PPOY). Pycnanthemum
muticum, voted PPOY
by PPA members, is
known as clustered
mountainmint, blunt
mountainmint, or shorttoothed
mountainmint
and is native to meadows
and open woodlands
across much of the
eastern U.S. west to
Texas. It is not a true mint (Mentha spp.) but belongs to
the same family and has similarly scented leaves.
Pycnanthemum muticum is a must-have for pollinator
gardens, with heads of tiny white to light pink blooms
attracting butterflies, wasps and bees from July to
September. Although the flowers are inconspicuous, they
are surrounded by silver bracts that give the illusion of
frost in summer and can persist for months.
Clustered mountainmint is a tough and adaptable
perennial native with no serious disease issues. In
addition, due to its aromatic foliage, it is unpalatable
to deer and rabbits. Branched, vertical stems grow 2 to
3 feet tall and form a dense, weed-suppressing clump.
It spreads through underground rhizomes and in moist
conditions, can be aggressive although it is not invasive
to the degree of true mints.
Online Locator Offers Free Listings for
Real Christmas Tree Retailers
Retailers selling fresh Christmas trees in the U.S.
can list their retail location on the Real Christmas Tree
Board's (RCTB) online locator at no charge, supported by
a multiyear, multimillion-dollar campaign.
Garden centers, seasonal lots, tree farms and retailers
can all participate in the RCTB's interactive national map
to help customers find them.
The locator is a part of a promotional campaign
encouraging consumers to experience the joy of a real
Christmas tree. Thousands of consumers visit the RCTB
website annually, with the retail locator being the mostused
tool.
Visit realchristmastreeboard.com and click on the " Are
You a Retailer? " button to register.
Sidney B. Meadows Fund Awards
$24,000 in Scholarships
The Sidney
B. Meadows
Scholarship Fund
has announced
the names of 12
students from
10 southeastern
universities chosen
to receive academic
scholarships this
year. Eight of the
awards are named
scholarships
honoring past
industry leaders or loved ones. This year's awards were
$2,000 each, totaling $24,000.
Awards are being presented to the following scholars:
* Phiala Drake - Texas Tech University
* Landon Erbrick - Auburn University - Sally Smith
Scholarship
* Kathryn Glenn - Clemson University - Arthur A.
" Buck " Jones Scholarship
* Elliott Kenney - University of Maryland - College Park
* Cassie Marbach - Texas A&M University - Dr. James
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September/October

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of September/October

Editor's Letter
Table of Contents
Healines/Calendar
Innovative Ideas: How to Houseplant
Products: Editors' Picks
Management: Revamp Your Retail Series: Consumer Psychology
From the Road: From 'Air Plants to Rare Plants'
Trade Shows: 15 Retailers' Choice Awards given at Cultivate '24
Management: Gifts & Gardening with Seaside Charm
Garden Gifts: In Full Bloom
Visual Purchasing Guide
Ad Index
5 minutes with: Bonita Weinstein
September/October - 1
September/October - 2
September/October - 3
September/October - Editor's Letter
September/October - 5
September/October - Table of Contents
September/October - 7
September/October - Healines/Calendar
September/October - 9
September/October - 10
September/October - 11
September/October - Innovative Ideas: How to Houseplant
September/October - 13
September/October - Products: Editors' Picks
September/October - 15
September/October - Management: Revamp Your Retail Series: Consumer Psychology
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September/October - 21
September/October - From the Road: From 'Air Plants to Rare Plants'
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September/October - Trade Shows: 15 Retailers' Choice Awards given at Cultivate '24
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September/October - Management: Gifts & Gardening with Seaside Charm
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September/October - Garden Gifts: In Full Bloom
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September/October - Visual Purchasing Guide
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September/October - 5 minutes with: Bonita Weinstein
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