| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 24-36 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 40 inches (and it will spread farther if it has room) |
| Leaves: | Unusual foliage color Fragrant |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink White |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Groundcover Culinary Herb Medicinal Herb Dried Flower Will Naturalize Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Leaves |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ Start indoors 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 3 gallon or larger |
| dragonfetti | On March 12, 2015 | Obtained plant Doing great in bog garden; rooted cuttings and have planted them in pots in the bog garden. |
| dragonfetti | On January 26, 2015 | Obtained plant From Armstrong's nursery; will place in pond. |
| variegatagal | On March 25, 2017 | Transplanted |
| variegatagal | On August 27, 2016 | Transplanted Calloway's Nursery 1801 FM423, Little Elm, TX 75068 Windowsill planter |
| lovesblooms | On January 15, 2017 | Seeds sown w/s |
| Buzzbea424 | On March 20, 2018 | Obtained plant |
| christine2 | On May 30, 2020 | Obtained plant GL1 |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Spearmint tea by gpantaleo | Aug 24, 2019 11:56 PM | 1 |
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Mints Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Mints (Mentha)
