Originally from Cuba, this mint is reputed to be THE true mint that is best for that island’s very famous drink. Very aromatic with sweet undertones, this mint makes a perfect match with lime for a memorable combined taste. Like all mints, ‘Mojito’ is very easy to grow in a wide variety of garden conditions. Its wide, spearmint green leaves are attractive and can be dried or frozen easily for future use. ‘Mojito’ is not a one trick pony…while outstanding used in the drink that bears its name, this mint works well in cooking especially with lamb and other meats.

A strong grower with a strong, satisfying taste and aroma! Deep purplish-green foliage is perfect for flavoring candy, sweets and teas while even making bath water stimulating and refreshing! Perfect for full sun or partial shade, peppermint is best grown in a sunken pot in the garden or in a container to contain its invasive nature. Perennial.

This thin-leaved spearmint has a fresh flavor that brings cooked dishes, teas, and mixed drinks (such as the famous mint julep!) to a new, delicious level. ‘Julep’ is easy to grow, requiring little maintenance, so you’ll have more time to enjoy your favorite recipes. Begin harvesting as soon as shoots appear in spring by cutting sprigs or leaves with scissors. Young, tender leaves are more flavorful than old, woody ones. It freezes and dries well.

Easy to grow and so useful for literally hundreds of purposes! Spearmint’s attractive medium green foliage is perfect with foods like meats, fish, jams, and jellies but also makes a superb tea and even gives bath water an invigorating splash!! A vigorous grower, it’s best to grow spearmint in a sunken pot in the garden or in a container on the deck or patio where its runners can be cut and controlled. Perennial.

The most aromatic groundcover you’ll find, Corsican mint is a delight in the landscape with its amazing, ground hugging form and its ability to grow and thrive in the toughest of landscape areas. Perfect for grouping and placing between stones, this is a most fragrantly rewarding plant!

A delight for its ease of growth and remarkably strong chocolate scent and flavor, chocolate mint is the perfect herb for flavoring sweets and in a bracing, flavorful herb tea. Chocolate mint will take a licking and keep on growing due to its tough, aggressive growth characteristics and deserves constant pruning since the most pungent, flavorful leaves are its newest ones. Chocolate mint will grow well in the ground but might be best in a container where it can be used year round while controlling its most aggressive tendencies. Perennial.

The perfect herb for flavoring all kinds of food, especially desserts, with its delicious minty, citrusy taste and scent. Deep purplish-green foliage is very attractive and the plant is very easy to grow. Tolerating full sun and partial shade, orangemint is best suited to be grown in a sunken pot in the garden or in a container to contain its invasive nature. It even tolerates growing indoors on a sunny windowsill for a winter treat! Perennial.

Very few plants can bring a smile to who ever smells its leaves, Hillary Sweet Lemon Mint is one who draws a smile! Dark green, heart shaped leaves have the full strength flavor and aroma of spearmint with a hint of lemon. Lavender colored flower spikes rise above the foliage. The sweet lemon flavor is perfect for summer teas, both hot and cold, or add a few sprigs to lemonade or add a punch of flavor to ice water. Begin harvesting as soon as shoots appear in spring by cutting sprigs or leaves with scissors. Young, tender leaves are more flavorful than old, woody ones. It freezes and dries well.

‘Berries & Cream’ is just as delectable as it sounds! Its leaves have a fruity scent and taste, making it a wonderful garnish for summer drinks, fruit dishes, and some meat dishes. It has dark green leaves and mauve summer-to-fall flowers that grow in tight clusters, adorning the garden with more than just its sweet scent. This is a more compact mint than other varieties, so you’ll have plenty of space to fit this tasty treat. Begin harvesting as soon as shoots appear in spring by cutting sprigs or leaves with scissors. Young, tender leaves are more flavorful than old, woody ones. It freezes and dries well.

You’ll be stunned by the outstanding look of this exciting, sweetly scented selection. You’ll swear it almost shimmers as long, narrow, gray-green foliage sports a very thin cream edge completely surrounding the leaf giving it a magical look as the sun reflects off it. Just the foliage might be enough to convince you to grow ‘Silver Edge’, but once it begins flowering, you’ll be sold as spikes of bluish-purple flowers rise above the foliage in July and August to provide a breathtaking color contrast with the foliage. You may use its fragrant foliage in sweet scented potpourris but you’ll treasure it in the garden or in a container even if you don’t find an herbal use! Like all Lavender, ‘Silver Edge’ loves extremely well-drained soil and its hardiness depends on excellent winter drainage. Tender Perennial.