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Mentha piperita Chocolate

Peppermint Chocolate

  • »  Small sterile tubular pink flowers
  • »  Chocolate scent
  • »  Ovate lance-shaped toothed mid-green leaves on red stems
  • »  Plants are edible raw or cooked and add subtle flavor to tea and desserts
  • »  Grows in moist areas in plains and foothills
  • »  Bloom Time: July to September

9cm Potted
$8.75
  • Category:Perennials
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:50-60 cm
  • Spread:75-90 cm
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Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Wet Soils
• Moist to Average
Growth Rate
• Fast
Attributes
• Native to Ontario
• Edible
• Fragrant
Flowering Time
• Summer
Habit
• Spreading
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Bog or water garden
• Herbal garden
• Naturalizing
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Mentha piperita 'Chocolate'

Grows best in a moist to wet soil, in full sun. Spreading by rhizomes and above-ground runners, this plant can be weedy or agressive.