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Non-native

Mint

Mentha × piperita  —  Family: Lamiaceae
USDA Zone 3-11
Height Unknown
Sun Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Medium

🌡️ Growing Conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Days to Harvest
60–75 days

Traits

🪴 Container Friendly 🦌 Deer Resistant 🐝 Attracts Pollinators 🦋 Attracts Butterflies

🎯 Uses

Cut Flowers Pollinator Edible Container Culinary Ornamental Companion Fragrance

🦋 Wildlife Value

🐝 Pollinators 🦋 Butterflies

🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zones

3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b 11a 11b

Temp range: -40°F to 50°F

📍 Native Range

Origin: Non-native species
This plant is not native to any US state.

Also grows in (not native):

AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY

📅 Planting Calendar

🔄 Transplant
Zone 6a-7a
April – May
🔄 Transplant
Zone 7a-8a
March – April
🔄 Transplant
Zone 8a-8b
February – March

🤝 Companion Plants

✅ Good Companions (1)

Tomato · Solanum lycopersicum

⚠️ Avoid Planting Near (0)

No antagonistic plants recorded.