Corn mint
Mentha arvensis
Also known as
Mint
Mentha arvensis by Yurii Basov (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
Full Sun
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H5
RHS hardiness
-15°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
50cm | Max | 1m |
40cm | Min | 70cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Corn mint Overview
This is an upright hairy perennial, It produces shallowly toothed, lance-shaped leaves. The lilac flowers appear in dense axillary whorls from mid-summer until the autumn.
How to propagate Corn mint
Seed
You can propagate from seed.
Division
Root division in spring or autumn.
Other uses of Corn mint
Grown for their aromatic foliage, which is both decorative and used as a culinary herb.