Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Herbaceous Perennial, Herbs
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Middle East
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Types
Mentha × piperita 'Candymint', Mentha × piperita 'Citrata', Mentha × piperita 'Crispa'
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
2510
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40000
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Habitat
Wide range of ecological site
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-710-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-9
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate elongated
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Summer, Mid Summer
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires plenty of water during the growing season
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Less Watering
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Double
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
flushing of face, Headache, Heartburn, Sore Throat
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Maintains teeth healthy
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Prevent Soil Erosion
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Mouth Sores, Pain killer, Vitamin A
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
In toothpaste, Mouth freshner, Used in flavouring curries, teas, used in Indian cuisine in curries
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Herb
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Mentha × piperita
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Peppermint
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
पिपरमिंट
पानी लिली
In German
Pfefferminze
Riesen- Seerose
In French
Menthe poivrée
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
Mentha × piperita
lirio de agua
In Greek
Μέντα
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
Hortelã-pimenta
waterlily
In Polish
Mięta pieprzowa
Lilia wodna
In Latin
Peppermint
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Lamiales
Nymphaeales
Family
Lamiaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Mentha
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Mentheae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
183
1
27800
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