species
Mentha spicata
Spearmint
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Mentha spicata belongs to the family Lamiaceae, also known as Spearmint, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It reaches 60 cm tall and 1 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun or part shade, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is acid, neutral or alkaline and in moist or poorly drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from July to August. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 60 cm tall × 1 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Poorly drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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