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Mentha spicata or Spearmint or English Mint
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Mentha spicata
(Spearmint, English Mint) |
Origin: Native to Central Europe
Family: Lamiaceae
Light:
Full sun/part shade
Height: 1-.15'
Spread: 3-4'
Blooms:
Fragrant, pinkish, lavender, white, edible
Foliage:
Aromatic, wrinkled,
fine serrated edges, short-stalked, lance-shaped,
green, used in salads and as a herb
Soil: Well-drained
Water: Regular
Propagation: Division, cuttings
Uses: Hanging basket, container, Indian cuisine and cookies
Caution: Invasive
Comments: Mentha spicata or Spearmint or English Mint is a
perennial herbal plant that is very easy to grow.
It is a fast grower and has a matted spreading root system. Mentha
spicata can be grown either in a
container to control its spread. Fresh or dried Spearmint leaves can be made into
medicinal tea to clean your digestive system, also used in mint jelly.
It is really handy to have Mentha spicata mint plants at hands reach
whenever you needed it.
The bees and butterflies love to feed on the nectar on the
English Mint
blossoms, especially the
Monarch and White and Sulphur butterflies.
Mentha spicata is easily propagated from cuttings or divisions and it
thrives well with much neglect in the sunny or part shade garden.
Spearmint makes lovely hanging baskets plants.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 4-11 |
