Description
Mentha piperata or commonly known as Mentha Peppermint is a vigorous, aromatic perennial herb prized for its cooling scent, strong flavour, and exceptional ecological value. As a natural hybrid between Mentha aquatica and Mentha spicata, it combines the best traits of both parents: robust growth, high essential‑oil content, and excellent resilience.
Peppermint is widely used in culinary, medicinal, sensory, and wildlife‑friendly planting schemes. Its upright stems, deep green foliage, and attractive summer flowers ensure it works beautifully in herb beds, mixed borders, and commercial container lines.
Key Features:
Propagation method: Vegetative soft-wood cuttings.
Substrate: Jiffy peat-free Shrub Mix.
Pot Size: 9cm.
Production system: Grown without artificial light or heating for hardened plants.
Flowers: Pale purple to soft lilac, held on slender spikes.
Foliage: Dark green, slightly glossy leaves with a strong menthol fragrance.
Flowering period: July–September, extending into early autumn.
Height: Up-to 40cm at maturity, depending on soil fertility.
Spread: Up-to 60cm at maturity, forming a dense, aromatic clump.
Hardiness: Hardy in most UK regions.
Pollinator value: Highly attractive to bees and beneficial insects.
Sensory value: Ideal for SEND gardens and therapeutic planting schemes due to its intense cooling scent and tactile foliage.
Ecological impact: Grown in peat-free substrate with no artificial inputs, pollinator and wildlife-friendly.
Planting & Care:
Best Ground Conditions: Prefers moist, fertile, well‑drained soil; thrives in peat‑free mixes enriched with composted bark or leaf mould.
Pruning: Cut back after flowering to encourage fresh, aromatic growth.
Containment: As a rhizomatous mint, it spreads readily; therefore, use root barriers or pots if space is limited.
Feeding: Apply organic fertiliser in spring for strong summer growth.
Ideal for containers and Pollinator/Wildlife-friendly planting schemes.
Commercial Notes:
Mentha Peppermint are supplied as strong, well-rooted, hardy plants ready for potting into pots over 2lt formats or directly into the ground.
Ideal for nursery, and wholesale formats and performs well in peat-free and organic programs.
Suitable for wildlife-friendly, and sustainable product ranges.
During the growing season, our Herb plants potted into 3lt pots with a good quality Peat-Free substrate like Fargro Shrub Mix, will have rooted enough to sell after 50 days.
