OK here we go, I do like mint for iced tea, but have not considered the various types
I would think it needs to be planted sort of near to a water source because of the propensity
to be wet or have "wet feet". I have not tried growing mint in pots here in Houston, TX
but I might have to consider it. Then it would be a matter of choosing the variety of mint.

I have had a couple kinds of mint, here and there as it wanders in the garden. I have tried to keep some in pots at times.
In my limited and not very dedicated experience, mint looks beautiful until it blooms, bees love it, then goes to heck. And second year in a pot, it winds around or escapes.

I'm going to grow mint for my daughter, she lives in an apartment, much safer that way.

Mint is a THUG! I wouldn't plant it anywhere but in a container.

Well I do agree that most mint that I have grown in the past can get invasive. But right now we
have no mint here and I am wondering what might be good in a container away from a regular water source.

Near your hose hookup?

Well, I could do that! But then I need to decide on what varieties might work and be available.

You could start out with the two classics, spearmint and peppermint. Spearmint can often be labeled as different varieties. Bruise a leaf and smell it before you buy.

In the COVID-19 era, the bruise a leaf and smell test could be difficult.

lol.
They both smell 'minty' to me

I bruise leaves of various plants at the nurseries all the time. Still alive.

Well it is not so much the actual bruising of the leaves. Its more like are
you able to go into a nursery at all. That is where I have to do my research.

Ours are open. Sure glad that they are!

They better be open before Mother's Day, that's when they can sell more plants.

Well I guess I need to check in with the nurseries to see what is open
here in Houston, TX.

I bought 2 4xinch pots of mojito mint. I saw spearmint but I didn't buy them. One is enough for me.