Member Of The Mint Family

It’s blooming right now up here. It’s a member of the mint family, which you can tell by checking out its stems. They’re square. And like other mint family members, Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare) has a subtle, sweet and earthy aroma.

It grows to a height of 8 to 24 inches. It’s blooms seem to be shy, just coming out a couple at a time, but so pretty in bright pink, lavender or a soft white.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.