Mentha Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Mentha is a plant genus in the Lamiaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 28 species in this genus. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Reference: Mentha on Wikipedia
Mentha species
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
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Water Mint
Mentha aquatica
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Field Mint
Mentha arvensis
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Canada Mint
Mentha canadensis
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Pennyroyal
Mentha pulegium
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Corsican Mint
Mentha requienii
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Apple Mint
Mentha suaveolens
AI generated
Peppermint
Mentha ×piperita
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- MintMentha alaicaPlantoScan
Mint
Mentha alaica
- Mentha atrolilacinaMentha atrolilacinaPlantoScan
Mentha atrolilacina
- Australian MintMentha australisPlantoScan
Australian Mint
Mentha australis
- Carinthian MintMentha carinthiacaPlantoScan
Carinthian Mint
Mentha carinthiaca
- Hart's PennyroyalMentha cervinaPlantoScan
Hart's Pennyroyal
Mentha cervina
- Cunningham's MintMentha cunninghamiiPlantoScan
Cunningham's Mint
Mentha cunninghamii
- Dahurian mintMentha dahuricaPlantoScan
Dahurian mint
Mentha dahurica
- Mentha darvasicaMentha darvasicaPlantoScan
Mentha darvasica
- MintMentha diemenicaPlantoScan
Mint
Mentha diemenica
- Mentha gattefosseiMentha gattefosseiPlantoScan
Mentha gattefossei
- Large-flowered MintMentha grandifloraPlantoScan
Large-flowered Mint
Mentha grandiflora
- Mentha japonicaMentha japonicaPlantoScan
Mentha japonica
- Slender-flowered MintMentha laxifloraPlantoScan
Slender-flowered Mint
Mentha laxiflora
- Horse MintMentha longifoliaPlantoScan
Horse Mint
Mentha longifolia
- Asian MintMentha longifolia var. asiaticaPlantoScan
Asian Mint
Mentha longifolia var. asiatica
- Small-flowered mintMentha micranthaPlantoScan
Small-flowered mint
Mentha micrantha
- MintMentha pamiroalaicaPlantoScan
Mint
Mentha pamiroalaica
- Himalayan MintMentha royleanaPlantoScan
Himalayan Mint
Mentha royleana
- Wirtgen's MintMentha wirtgenianaPlantoScan
Wirtgen's Mint
Mentha wirtgeniana
- ApplemintMentha ×villosaPlantoScan
Applemint
Mentha ×villosa
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