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Mentha spicata

Spearmint (Common Mint, Green Pea Mint, Mackerel Mint)

An edible plant, either raw or cooked, adding a spearmint flavour to food. Light purple flowers appear in the summer months.

  • »  AKA Mentha viridis
  • »  Light purple flowers in interrupted terminal spikes
  • »  Spearmint-scented lance-shaped leaves
  • »  Plants are edible raw or cooked
  • »  Best used to improve flavour of other foods
  • »  Grows in moist areas, in plains and foothills
  • »  Bloom Time: July to August

11cm Potted Low Inventory
$10.33
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist to Wet Soils
Moist to Average
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Butterflies
Growth Rate
Fast
Attributes
Edible
Fragrant
Flowering Time
Summer
Habit
Upright
Foliage Color
Green
Landscape uses
Bog or water garden
Herbal garden
Naturalizing
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Additional Information about Mentha spicata

Introduced to Ontario and has widely spread throughout North America.

Spearmint oils are used in flavouring chewing gum, toothpaste and mouthwash. It is also used for culinary and medicinal purposes and in fragrances. 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Mentha spicata

Grows best in a moist to wet soil, in full sun. Spreading by rhizomes and above-ground runners, this plant can be weedy or invasive.