Meehan's Mint Plant Care
Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton
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Meehania cordata, also known as Meehan's mint or creeping mint, is a perennial plant of the genus Meehania, within the family Lamiaceae found in moist shady banks west of Pennsylvania to Illinois, Tennessee, and North Carolina. It typically blooms around the month of June.
Partial to full shade
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How do you care for Meehan's Mint?
Plant Meehan's Mint in partial to full shade.
Where Is the Meehan's Mint Native To?
What Is the Meehan's Mint?
Meehan's Mint (Meehania cordata) belongs to the Lamiaceae family within the Meehania genus. Meehan's Mint is native to moist shady banks west of Pennsylvania to Illinois, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Meehan's Mint is also known as Creeping Mint.
Meehan's Mint displays a low spreading groundcover growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Meehan's Mint produces small lavender to purple flowers in clusters.
What Light Does the Meehan's Mint Need?
Meehan's Mint thrives in partial to full shade. Avoid placing Meehan's Mint in direct, harsh sunlight for extended periods, as this can scorch the foliage.
Light Requirement
Partial to full shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Meehan's Mint?
Moist, well-draining soil with high organic content. Good drainage is essential for Meehan's Mint to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
Where Should You Plant a Meehan's Mint?
Choose a spot with partial to full shade and moist, well-draining soil with high organic content. Avoid low spots where water collects after rain.
Plant container-grown or balled-and-burlapped shrubs in spring or early autumn, setting the root flare at soil level, and water well after planting.
How Do You Prune a Meehan's Mint?
Prune Meehan's Mint while it is dormant in late winter: first remove dead, damaged and crossing branches, then thin lightly for shape.
If it flowers in spring, prune right after flowering instead so you don't remove next year's buds. Never take off more than about a quarter of the shrub in one year.
How Do You Care for a Meehan's Mint in Winter?
Water deeply in late autumn before the ground freezes, and spread a 5–8 cm (2–3 in) layer of mulch over the root zone, keeping it away from the trunk.
Young and container-grown shrubs need extra protection: roots in a pot freeze much more easily than roots in the ground.
How Do You Propagate a Meehan's Mint?
Meehan's Mint can be propagated through division, stem cuttings.
Is the Meehan's Mint Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Meehan's Mint, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Meehan's Mint?
Meehan's Mint is susceptible to spider mites, aphids, whiteflies. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
Keep exploring plants
Meehan's Mint is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Meehania genus — compare its care with other Meehania species on PlantoScan.
Meehania is part of the Lamiaceae plant family — browse all Lamiaceae genera and species.
Meehan's Mint copes with lower light than most plants — browse the full list of low-light plants.
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Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Meehania cordata (Nutt.) Britton, family Lamiaceae (first published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 33 (1894)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Meehan's Mint, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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