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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Inconspicuous
Fragrant
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Groundcover
Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Suitable for miniature gardens
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
Pollinators: Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Corsican Mint
  • Mint

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Location: Saint Augustine, FL
Date: July
For sale in a nursery in FL. Kept in flats in full sun.
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-13
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-06-13
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Uploaded by SongofJoy

Date: 2013-06-22
Very small, fragrant foliage and even smaller flowers.

Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Corsican mint bottom below peppermint
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