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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Some mints can be propagated by seed. Growth from seed can be unreliable for two reasons: mint seeds are highly variable and some varieties are sterile.
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Pineapple Mint
  • Mint

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Location: Main Botanical Garden at the Academy of Sciences in Moscow
credit: Andrey Korzun
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
2021-06-24
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)
Location: Botanical Garden Cologne (Germany)

photo credit: KENPEI
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 9/20/2011
container grown Pineapple Sage
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-07-18

Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Tennessee
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Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 9, 2012 8:17 AM concerning plant:
    This delightful mint plant has the distinct taste of pineapple. The variegation is very attractive in the midst of other mints and it is hardy.
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