Mint

Chocolate Mint

Plant Specifications Chocolate Mint looks and tastes more like Peppermint than chocolate. Some people say they can taste or smell “chocolate” in the leaves but there are no oils or compounds in this plant that resemble chocolate. The leaves look similar to Peppermint with dark brown or chocolate edges. In the Garden Chocolate Mint needs …

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Corsican Mint

Plant Specifications Mentha Requienii. Known as a perennial, however, here in the South Texas Heat we treat it as an Annual. Morning Sun/Filtered Shade Height: ¾” Width: 12-18” Corsican Mint is a species of mint, native to Corsica, Sardinia, France and Italy. It grows very close to the ground and is desirable because it can …

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Curled Mint

Plant Specifications Menta spicata ‘Crispa’. Perennial, but in in South Texas, treated as an annual. Plenty of sunlight but not the heat – Mints prefer ‘Cool’ sunlight (light or partial shade) Height: 12 – 18″ A taller mint that shows off bright green leaves that are curled. The taste and smell are similar to spearmint. …

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Lemon Essence Mint

Plant Specifications Mentha piperita citrata cv. Perennial. Morning Shade/Filtered Sun. Height: 10” Width: 24 -30″ A Mint that has a slight scent of lemon, and slow growing. A spreader but not invasive. Crinkly light green leaves on square stems. In the Garden This delightful mint tends to be less as invasive as other mints. It …

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Orange Mint

Plant Specifications Mentha Aquatica. Perennial. Morning Sun or Filtered Shade. Height: 24” Width: 24” The round shaped leaves are smooth surfaced and often tinted purple and red mounted on a dark red stem. As the weather cools the leaves will turn even more purple. It can grow tall, but grows bushlike. With blooms of lavender …

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Pennyroyal Mint

Plant Specifications Mentha pulegium. Morning Sun. Height: generally low growing 3” When Blooming: 9-12”. Width: 24-30” A very low growing, ground cover, keeps felas nad mosquitos away. In the Garden Pennyroyal Mint is a low growing mint that makes an excellent ground cover. Plant it in a well drained soil and with a hal-day of …

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Peppermint Mint

Plant Specifications Coming Soon In the Garden Peppermint needs a well drained soil and a half-day of sun. It is very invasive and will send out underground runners throughtout your garden so plant it in an isolated space or in a container. The leaves of this plant have serrated edges and are green with a …

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Pineapple Mint

Plant Specifications Mentha suaveolens. Perennial. Morning Sun/Filtered Shade. Height 12” Width: 18” A variegated applemint with round pale, leaves but a scent like pineapple. Small wrinkled variegated leaves, like a yellow to a lime color varigation. Very striking and showy mint. In the Garden Pineapple Mint needs a well drained soil and a half-day of …

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Red Stem Apple Mint

Plant Specifications Mentha suaveolens. Perennial. Morning Sun/Filtered Shade. Height: 24” Width: 30-36” Soft round fuzzy leaves and stems. Can grow as a carpet under fruit trees. With flowers are white to pink. When blooming, around mid summer. In the Garden Red Stem Apple Mint needs a well drained soil and a half-day of sun. It …

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Spearmint

Plant Specifications Mentha x spicata . Perennial. Morning Sun/Filtered. Height 36” Width: 36” Spearmint is the most commonly used culinary and medicinal mint. Pear shaped leaves with intense bright green color stems. with a serrated edge leaf. Smooth, lush growth, growing up and out. Very fast growing mint, a very aggressive spreader. In the Garden …

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