Description
Botanical Name
Mentha x piperita (Peppermint) or Mentha spicata (Spearmint)
Peppermint - A vigorous mint producing bright green, aromatic, lance shaped leaves; pink to lavender flowers rise above in a mid summer show of color; great container plant and it is suggested that planting within a pot in the ground will curtail invasiveness
Spearmint - This variety has aromatic leaves that are used for flavoring in many foods; lilac flowers rise above in late summer; great container plant and it is suggested that planting within a pot in the ground will curtail invasiveness
photos courtesy of NetPS Plantfinder
