×

Peppermint
Peppermint




ADD
Compare

About Peppermint

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Herbaceous Perennial, Herbs

Origin

Europe, Middle East

Types

Mentha × piperita 'Candymint', Mentha × piperita 'Citrata', Mentha × piperita 'Crispa'

Number of Varieties

25
Rank: 90 (Overall)
0 40000
👆🏻

Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-7
0 99
👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

-

Sunset Zone

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
👆🏻

Minimum Width

50.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 6350
👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Thorns

1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Summer, Mid Summer

Repeat Bloomer

37% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

88% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Bark/Stem

63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Foliage

71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

13% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Invasive

9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

72% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Attracts

Bees

Allergy

flushing of face, Headache, Heartburn, Sore Throat

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

Maintains teeth healthy

Edible Uses

91% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Prevent Soil Erosion

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Mouth Sores, Pain killer, Vitamin A

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

In toothpaste, Mouth freshner, Used in flavouring curries, teas, used in Indian cuisine in curries

Used As Indoor Plant

48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Herb

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Mentha × piperita

Common Name

Peppermint

In Hindi

पिपरमिंट

In German

Pfefferminze

In French

Menthe poivrée

In Spanish

Mentha × piperita

In Greek

Μέντα

In Portuguese

Hortelã-pimenta

In Polish

Mięta pieprzowa

In Latin

Peppermint

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Mentha

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

18
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
👆🏻

Properties of Peppermint

Want to know the properties of Peppermint? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Peppermint is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Peppermint Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Peppermint Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Peppermint. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Peppermint physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Peppermint

Taking Peppermint Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Peppermint include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Peppermint

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Peppermint is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Peppermint is a very important plant from List of Herbs. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.