Description: SPEARMINT. Sweetly aromatic herb with culinary and medicinal benefits. This perennial will grow to 3 feet tall and spread quickly to indefinite widths. Lance-shaped leaves have a unique wrinkled texture. Oblong spikes of lavender pink flowers appear in early summer. Spearmint is from the mint family of plants. Mint usually grow's so well, it is best to confine them to containers. Very easy to grow from seed and have a pretty long-life span(7+yrs). Just wait until your plant is at least a foot tall before harvesting leaves. Then snip off the bigger outside leaves and let the little inner leaves grow for your next clipping. This plant has to many uses to name, but the dried leaves make a great natural organic tea. If you have a few spearmint plants in your yard, you can usually smell them as soon as you step outside. They also will do well in a sunny window. Spearmint is winter hardy to about -10F. 300+ seeds per order. Thank You! Mentha spicata. Perennial. Spring, soil temp 60F+. Full sun/P. sun. SOW-4 seeds 1/8"deep, about 18"apart. Keep moist. Germination 14-21 Days. Thin to one best seedling. Cut out unwanted sprouts with scissors. Height 18-36" x 18" Wide. Medium water and light fertilizer if needed. Flowers are purple. Blooms early summer.
Price: 3 USD
Location: Wichita, Kansas
End Time: 2023-12-01T01:25:05.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Non-Domestic Product: No
Climate: Cold, Sub-tropical, Temperate, Highland, Humid Continental, Humid Subtropical, Marine West Coast, Mediterranean, Semiarid
Planting Time: 10 Weeks
Common Name: Spearmint
Custom Bundle: No
Color: Blue, Green, Purple
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Growth Habit: Clumping upright flowering mounding
USDA Hardiness Zone (°F): 5 (-20 to -10 °F)
Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Peat, Sand
Modified Item: No
Brand: Little Seed Store
Soil pH: Neutral
Season of Interest: Spring/Summer/Autumn, Fall, Spring, Summer
Type: Herb Seeds
Life Cycle: Perennial
Watering: Medium
Genus: Mentha
Sunlight: Full Sun
Features: organic, non-gmo, heirloom, Cold Resistant, Draught Resistant, Edible, Fast Growing, Flowering, Open-Pollinating, Potted
Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Species: Mentha spicata
