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06.06.2023 - 17:05 / gardenerspath.com / Gretchen Heber
How to Grow Mint in the Garden (Without It Taking Over) Mentha spp.With its sweet fragrance, sparkling flavor, and pretty flowers, mint makes a delightful addition to any garden.
It’s a welcome ingredient in cold beverages and teas, as well as in sweet and savory dishes. And its renowned taste and aroma are found in a myriad of products around the home from air fresheners to mouthwash.
Bees and other pollinators flock to the enchanting spires and tufts of flowers that bloom in pastel shades of blue, mauve, pink, or white. And this frost-hardy perennial even grows year-round in regions with warm winters.
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Now, you may have heard of mint’s legendary spreading properties.
And that you should avoid planting it in the garden to prevent it from “taking over.”
But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy growing this lovely herb. This just means it’s vigorous and easy to grow.
This lush, rewarding herb can be successfully cultivated in containers and garden beds to stop it spreading – and you’ll love the fresh-flavored results!
Here’s everything you need to know about how to grow mint.
What Is Mint?Mint is a highly aromatic, perennial herb in the genus Mentha of the Lamiaceae family.
The genus contains approximately 20 species and numerous natural hybrids.
Peppermint, M. x piperita, is one such hybrid, a cross of M. aquatica and M. spicata.
In their natural environment, plants thrive along marsh edges, in meadows, along stream banks, and woodland fringes – growing 12 to 36 inches tall at maturity.
Most species are native to temperate regions of Africa, Asia, or Europe, with a few indigenous to Australia (M. australis), and North
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