This can be used for so much more than you might first think! Add it to peas, potatoes and drinks for extra flavour, or make the most flavoursome mint sauce. A perennial that prefers a moist, rich, alkaline soil in sun or shade. The leaves can be infused in oil, vinegar or water (for tea!) Flowers are also edible
Approx Height (10 yrs.)30-60 cm (12-24")
Soil TypeAll
Soil pHAcid, Neutral, Alkaline
AspectSun
HardinessHardy
Flowering TimeSummer
Plants for PollinatorsPlants for Pollinators
Bee FriendlyBee Friendly
Butterfly FriendlyButterfly Friendly
Edible Leaves, Seed or BerriesEdible Leaves
Edible FlowersEdible Flowers
Flower ColourLilac
Plant TypeHerbs