Mentha x piperita 'Piperita'
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| Peppermint | |
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| Scientific Classification | |
| Species: | Mentha x piperita |
| Synonyms | |
| Pepper mint |
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| Plant Data | |
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| Germination time: | 18 days |
| Time to harvesting: | +225 days |
| Mature height: | 38cm (15in) |
| Sow depth: | 5cm (2in) |
| Growing plant spacing: | 45cm (18in) |
| Growing row spacing: | 45cm (18in) |
| References: | [1][2] |
Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid mint, a cross between watermint (Mentha aquatica) and spearmint (Mentha spicata). The plant, indigenous to Europe, is now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world.[3] It is found wild occasionally with its parent species.[3][4]
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Growing[edit | edit source]
Location[edit | edit source]
Mint will thrive in most garden soils in most location. Keep it from overrunning the site by growing in a container or sinking metal or plastic sheets into the soil around the plant or by lifting and replanting each year.[2]
Planting[edit | edit source]
Plant peppermint roots 5cm (2in) deep and 25cm (9in) apart in autumn or spring.
Aftercare[edit | edit source]
If you are not uprooting and replanting between seasons; apply a top dressing of compost in autumn.[2]
Harvesting[edit | edit source]
Harvest all summer as required by removing individual leaves.
Troubles[edit | edit source]
- Full troubles list: Mint troubles
References[edit | edit source]
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| Mint varieties |
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| Mint | Apple mint · Peppermint · Spearmint |
- ↑ Peppermint. myfolia. Retrieved: 2010-08-27.
- ↑ a b c Hessayon, D.G. (2009). The Vegetable & Herb Expert. Transworld Publishers, London. p. 136. ISBN 9780903505468
- ↑ a b Euro+Med Plantbase Project: Mentha × piperita
- ↑ Flora of NW Europe: Mentha × piperita


