Peppermint – Mentha × piperita

Peppermint is a natural hybrid between water mint and spearmint. It stands out for its peppery taste and dark green leaves, which turn reddish in the sun. It flowers from July to September.

• Botanical name: Mentha × piperita
• Hardiness: withstands frost and comes back every year in the same place
• Uses: herbal teas, desserts, syrups, cooking
• Flowering: July to September, mauve to white flowers
• Exposure: preferably partial shade

In the garden

It prefers partial shade: full sun slows its growth and calls for more watering. Moist, well-drained soil. It spreads quickly: plant it on its own or in a pot. Pinch out the young shoots a few weeks after planting to make it bushier.

The plant you receive

A farm-grown plant raised outdoors at 1,000 m altitude in the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park: never in a heated greenhouse, fed with organic fertiliser only and grown following permaculture principles.