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chocolate peppermint | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Edibles > Culinary Herbs

chocolate peppermint

Mentha × piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'

Fragrant

Genus: Mentha
Family: Lamiaceae

About this plant

Vigorous, spreading perennial to 50cm tall, with minty-chocolate scented, dark-green leaves, tinged reddish-purple in sun or copper-red in shade, and bearing dense terminal spikes of tiny pinkish-purple flowers, in late summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

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

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

South FacingNorth FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any moist soil in sun or shade, can be invasive so restrict root run or grow in a container

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring or autumn

Pests

May be susceptible to Sage leafhopper and caterpillars

Diseases

May be susceptible to powdery mildews and mint rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverPatio ContainerBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Suckering

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years