General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Uses: Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Some mints can be propagated by seed. Growth from seed can be unreliable for two reasons: mint seeds are highly variable and some varieties are sterile.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Parentage: M. longifolia x M. suaveolens

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Common names
  • Egyptian Mint
  • Apple Mint
  • Mint
  • Round-Leaved Mint
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Mentha x rotundifolia
  • Synonym: Mentha x niliaca

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Location: Heathcote Ontario Canada
Date: 2015  summer
Mentha x rotundifolia      Blooms

Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Plant Events from our members
aspenhill On May 26, 2012 Obtained plant
Home Depot - qty 2
lovesblooms On March 1, 2020 Seeds sown
winter sow
lovesblooms On February 24, 2018 Seeds sown
winter sown
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