General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Uses: Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
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
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Mint

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Location: Dayton, Ohio
Date: 2016-06-23

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Location: Dayton, Ohio
Date: 2016-06-23
Strawberry Mint flowers
Comments:
  • Posted by mystlw (Ohio - Zone 6a) on Jun 23, 2016 4:59 PM concerning plant:
    This mint has a fantastic scent, strawberry mint with just a hint of chocolate. Even just touching it leaves my hands smelling wonderful!
    Very fast grower, could be invasive. I would recommend keeping it in containers.
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