Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Herbaceous Perennial, Herbs
Origin
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Europe, Middle East
Types
No Available
Mentha × piperita 'Candymint', Mentha × piperita 'Citrata', Mentha × piperita 'Crispa'
Number of Varieties
5525
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40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Wide range of ecological site
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-73-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
550.00 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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
Small elliptic
Ovate elongated
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Mid Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
Rash
flushing of face, Headache, Heartburn, Sore Throat
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Maintains teeth healthy
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Mouth Sores, Pain killer, Vitamin A
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used to make juice
In toothpaste, Mouth freshner, Used in flavouring curries, teas, used in Indian cuisine in curries
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Herb
Botanical Name
Malus Barbara Ann
Mentha × piperita
Common Name
Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
Peppermint
In Hindi
Crabapple
पिपरमिंट
In German
Crabapple
Pfefferminze
In French
Crabapple
Menthe poivrée
In Spanish
manzano silvestre
Mentha × piperita
In Greek
Crabapple
Μέντα
In Portuguese
Crabapple
Hortelã-pimenta
In Polish
jabłoń
Mięta pieprzowa
In Latin
Crabapple
Peppermint
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Rosaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Malus
Mentha
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Maleae
Mentheae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species
5518
1
27800
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