Grapefruit Mint
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Wintergreen Mint
Plant Specifications Mentha x spicata. Perennial. Morning Sun/Filtered Shade. Height 18-20” Width: 30” Strong flavored version of spearmint. Prefers rich, moist soil. In the Garden Wintergreen Mint 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 …
Parsley
A swallowtail catapiller enjoys the foliage of both parsely and dill. They do no harm to the plant, but obviously need to be removed if you wish to eat the leaves.
White Yarrow
Plant Specifications Achillea millefolium, Asteraceae or ‘Common’ Yarrow. Perennial. Sun. Height: 16” Width: 10 – 14” Yarrow is a flowering plant native to Europe, it has naturalized throughout temperate North America. In New Mexico and southern Colorado, it is called plumajillo, or “little feather”, for the shape of the leaves. Several tall stems rise from …