HOW TO GROW HORSE MINT
Characteristics of the plant
| July – September. Flowers rose or lilac in compact spikes, until 10 cm. Leaves lanceolate covered with gray hairiness, sessile. |
| Water regularly to keep the soil permanently humid. They tolerate soaking. |
| Humid gardens, forming groups of flowers, by currents of water or ponds. They have a great capacity to reproduce through their rumners, being able to transform into invasive plants, reason why they should be planted in big containers to control them better. Also cultivated by their medicinal properties. |
| Sun |
| By means of seeds or division at the beginning of spring or in autumn. they should be replanted every year. |
| Fertile, humid soil. |
Other species of “Mentha“
Mentha aquatica ————– Water mint, wild wind
Mentha arvensis —————- Corn mint, Field mint
Mentha asiatica —————–…………….
Mentha australis ————— …………..
Mentha cervina —————-…………..
Mentha cunninghamia —————–…………….
Mentha diemenica—————-…………..
Mentha pulegium —————– Pennyroyal
Mentha requienii —————– Corsican mint
Mentha satureoides —————-…………..
Mentha spicata ——————– Spear mint
Mentha suaveolens —————- Apple mint
Menta x gentilis —————– Bushy mint
Mentha x piperita —————- Pepper mint
Mentha x smithiana ———— Tall mint
Mentha x verticilata ————- whorled mint
More information about plant cultivation.
This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
