Life Span
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
Types
Mentha spicata
Number of Varieties
30
Rank: 87 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-7
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Plant Season
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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37% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Spider mites, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
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42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
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69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Showy Foliage
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71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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13% - List of Herbs Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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72% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Aphids, Flies, Mites
Allergy
bullous cheilitis, contact allergic dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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91% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antifungal, Arthritis, Digestive disorders, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used as insect repellent, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
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48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
MENTHA spicata
Common Name
Spearmint
In Hindi
पहाड़ी पुदीना
In German
Grüne Minze
In French
menthe verte
In Spanish
menta verde
In Greek
δυόσμος
In Portuguese
hortelã
In Polish
mięta
In Latin
Coriander
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Mentha
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Mentheae
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
30
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27800
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