Mentha Species, Aquatic Mint, Water Mint

First year with this plant. Growing in the shade in water filled aluminum containers which is attracting frogs (which like to rest among...Read More, under the leaves), but has to be constantly filled in the summer weather. Still no blooms, but is thriving. Has a unique taste, different from any other mint I've tried. More of a black peppery spice with a slightly cool after taste. Unique experience growing this plant

Im In Victorville Ca, & I Uprooted A Few Mint Plants From My Flower Bed & Transfered Them To my 4,000gal Koi Pond. I Put Some On Top Of T...Read Morehe Water & Put A fine Net Around The Roots To Protect Them From The Fish & I Submerged Some Just To Test The Possibilities of New Pond Plants & They Did Better Than The Regular Pond Plants Still Green In The Cold Winter!

Found this growing wild in an untended part of my garden that receives a lot of water. It spreads easily due to sending out runners, the...Read Morerefore should be contained if you do not want it to spread. I transplanted some to a patio pot in the fall, and hope to keep it contained there. It has pretty purple flowers and the purplish leaves and stems have a lovely mint scent. I have dried some to make mint tea and hope to find more uses for it. I tried to grow some indoors, but I think it was too dry an environment. It loves growing outside next to a sprinkler in a spot that receives part sun/part shade.

Planted this around our creek on our property here in Western Arkansas. Has spread slowly, only 5-6 feet in three years, probably due to...Read More constantly changing erosion and water levels, but looks great every summer. I've also grown it in a hanging basket, it just kept branching and branching.