Mentha
Mint
- Height × spread
- 0.15m – 1.5m × 0.5m – 1.5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
There are around 25 species of mint, and many of these are popular with gardeners as well as cooks. The mints are annual and perennial plants that have aromatic foliage. Their flowers form a low-key feature, though enjoyed by bees. A few mints have ornamental foliage - the apple mint - Mentha suavolens 'Variegata' being the prime example. Some mints are invasive by nature and culinary mints are often grown in containers to limit their ambitions. Left to their own devices they can send out long runners to take over large areas. These enjoy some moisture and sun or part-shade.
- Flower colour
- Lilac, Purple
- Foliage colour
- Green, Grey, Purple, White
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Bell, Dome, Prostrate
- Height
- 0.15m – 1.5m
- Spread
- 0.5m – 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Water garden, Scented garden, Herb garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- All types
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Water depth
- Varieties differ
- Use for
- Ground cover, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- Yes, some poisonous
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Planting & general
Outdoors
Feed & mulch some rose varieties differently
To keep roses healthy and produce more flowers, feed during the growing season before and after flowering. Roses in containers should be fed more often than those planted in the ground, every two weeks from mid spring to late summer. Adding a mulch around the base of a rose will trap moisture and enrich the soil as it biodegrades.
Outdoors
Water some varieties differently
Some plants within this genus have additional requirements for water. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for watering guidance.
Planting
Prune some varieties
Some plants within this genus have additional requirements for pruning. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for pruning guidance.
Planting
Divide some varieties differently
Some plant varieties within this genus have different requirements for dividing them when they get big. It is best to look up your specific plant, or the species it belongs to for guidance, and/or check the label.
Found in
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Mentha spicata
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Mentha spicata var. crispa
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Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'
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