Mint

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Aromatic leaves have a sweet, refreshing fragrance and flavor. Delicious in salads, soups or desserts, or to flavor teas and jellies. Mints are vigorous spreaders and should be contained; plant in containers sunk into the ground.

Companion Plants

Viola

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Viola

Profuse fragrant flowers carpet the early garden. Beautiful at garden's edge, in rock gardens, as a small-scale ground cover, and lovely in bouquets. Allow to reseed for longevity in the garden. Reblooms in cool weather.

Lavender

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Lavender

Wonderfully aromatic flowers and leaves; outstanding in butterfly, herb or rock gardens. Dried flowers and leaves are valued in potpourri, sachets or everlasting arrangements. There are many species of lavender, with a wide range of flower colors and forms. Some are quite winter hardy and others are grown as annuals in many regions.

Salvia

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Salvia

Create a vivid floral display with spikes of lovely flowers in shades of blue, pink or white. Plant in cottage or wild gardens, in large groups to emphasize its color, or in mixed container gardens. An excellent complement to any garden setting. 

Details

Common name

Mint

Botanical name

Mentha

Zone

USDA 3 - 9

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Bloom color

Green

Bloom time

spring-summer

Light

sun

Height

12-24" (31-61 cm)

Habit

varies

Water

weekly during dry spells

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

keep weed-free