Herb - Mint Spearmint

DEESCRIPTION: This variety has aromatic leaves that are used for flavoring in many foods; lilac flowers rise above in late summer; great container plant and it is suggested that planting within a pot in the ground will curtail invasiveness.

BOTANICAL NAME: Mentha spicata
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 60 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 90 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
FLOWER COLOUR: Lilac
FLOWERING TIME: Summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Edible, Fragrant, Deer Resistant