Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
Plant Height: | to 30 inches |
Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Fragrant |
Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
Flower Color: | Blue Lavender |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
Suitable Locations: | Bog gardening |
Uses: | Groundcover Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Cut Flower Dried Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Propagation: Seeds: | Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting 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 |
Pollinators: | Bees |
Containers: | Suitable in 1 gallon Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
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