Mint – Vietnamese

Plant family: Polygonaceae

Plant origin: Temperate Asia, North America, North Africa.

Fruit description:

Flowers: Vietnamese mint has sprays of small pink flowers from Summer to Autumn.

Growing conditions: Vietnamese mint likes rich, moist soil and some sunshine each day. It has lance shaped green leaves with a reddish arc on each leaf. Grow your mint in any well-drained soil, in part sun or shade. Water it well in Summer. It doesn't need feeding! It grows well in a pot. Cut all mints back hard in Winter and they will shoot vigorously in warm weather.

Uses: Vietnamese mint is a hot peppery strongly flavoured herb eaten fresh with spring rolls and lettuce, on Vietnamese salads, or fresh sprinkled on the soup Pho.

Medicinal uses:

Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.

Harvest time Pick the leaves any time you wish to use them. Mints can be dried and stored in an airtight container.

Plant relatives

Special features:

Grown by method: Cutting Grown Pot size: 100mm

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 0.3 metres high by 0.3 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 0.3 metres high by 0.3 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 100mm