Spearmint-500 seeds-HERBS-Heart Chakra-DISCONTINUED

SPEARMINT

500 seeds

Family: Lamiaceae 

Sprouting: 10-30 days.

Harvest: 90 days. 

Trim leaves when stalks reach about 30-60cm in height and new leaves will sprout in their place. 

Chakra: Heart 

Mentha spicata

An enduring perennial herb native to Europe and Asia. Extremely hardy and will spread all over the garden unless contained.  Great grown in pots. Has an incredible scent when fresh. Can be used fresh or dried in teas, desserts, baking, herbals, and oils, as well as a popular additive to mouthwash, toothpastes, and more.  Spearmint leaves can be preserved in salt, alcohol, oil, sugar, or sugar syrup, and are reported to have a number of therapeutic applications including antimicrobial and antioxidant.

Photo of plant: Assianir, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons; retrieved 28May 2024 –2.42pm AEST and edited using Canva.

****Please note: these are seeds (we are NOT selling these as live plants. Quarantine restrictions and costs prohibit us from selling these seeds to WA, Tas, and Internationally.