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hart's pennyroyal | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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hart's pennyroyal

Mentha cervina

Fragrant

Genus: Mentha
Family: Lamiaceae

About this plant

M. cervina is a clump-forming, semi-evergreenperennial to 30cm tall with slender, lance-shaped, aromatic leaves and whorls of pale blue to lilac flowers from midsummer into autumn

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Moist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingNorth FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in permanently moist soil, or in water up to 10cm deep, in sun or semi-shade

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

May suffer from powdery mildews or mint rust if allowed to become too dry

Garden Uses

Uses

Banks Slopes

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years