Spearmint

Mentha spicata
Lamiaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

To 30" in height, glabrous, usually with a strong, sweet scent. Leaves sessile, lanceolate, to 2" long,acute, serrate, petioles about 1/16" long; inflorescence variable, calyx campanulate, glabrous or hairy, teeth nearly equal; corolla lilac, pink or white; summer blooming.

Source of plant

Audry O'Connor

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

other ethnobotanical uses, fragrance, food