1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial, Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Europe, Middle East
Southern Africa, South Africa
1.4 Types
Mentha × piperita 'Candymint', Mentha × piperita 'Citrata', Mentha × piperita 'Crispa'
Cusick's camas, large camas
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Wide range of ecological site
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm10.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate elongated
Long slender
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Mid Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Vegetative Reproduction
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires plenty of water during the growing season
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Double
Single, Double, Semi-Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
flushing of face, Headache, Heartburn, Sore Throat
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Maintains teeth healthy
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Mouth Sores, Pain killer, Vitamin A
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bulbs, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
In toothpaste, Mouth freshner, Used in flavouring curries, teas, used in Indian cuisine in curries
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Herb
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Mentha × piperita
Hyacinthus orientalis
7.2 Common Name
Peppermint
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
Mentha × piperita
jacinto
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
Peppermint
et hyacinthinas,
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Scilloideae
8.10 Number of Species