Buy Mentha Plants
The following Mentha plants are available to buy from Arne Herbs Nursery. Please contact us or call +44 (0) 1275 333 399 to confirm stock availability.
| Mentha aquatica water mint
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| English native used in Middle Ages "medled with hony and a lytle wyn put thereto for-doth the cold of mannys stomak and other wycked wyndys" (AC Herbal of 1400) |
| Mentha arvensis Corn mint
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| English native collected in Dorset, not particularly rampant. Unusual citrussy scent |
| Mentha arvensis X Sayakaze
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| One of the Japanese mints with pepperish overtones, refreshingly pungent without smelling of toothpaste |
| Mentha citrata Eau de cologne
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| Hang in under the hot water tap of your bath for blissful relaxation. Put very little in your Fatoush (Syrian bread salad) or into Algerian Bouillabaisse |
| Mentha citrata Portuguese mint
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| Found in the garden at Serralves and gentler than the above, it may be better for the heavy handed cook who doesn't want her bouillabaisse smelling like her bath room |
| Mentha cordifolia. Jack Green's Mint
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| For description of this variety, collected in the garden of the legendary mason of Salisbury Cathedral , in Tisbury 1974, See MAFF bulletin No 76, 1938. Retains its leaves long into the Winter |
| Mentha gattefossei Gattefossei Pennyroyal
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| Very rare, very short lived, named after the father of aromatherapy. Seeds prolifically, an ideal collectors piece
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| Mentha gentilis Ginger mint
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| Silly name for a straggly mint with golden-green variegated foliage which often reverts in excessive sunlight. Doesn't get going until May |
| Mentha haplocalyx Chinese mint
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| Used medicinally in China and for scenting tea, not as rampant as other mints |
| Mentha longifolia Buddleia mint
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| A thug with long mauve flr spikes, definitely one for the wild garden |
| Mentha longifolia Silver Mint
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| Less thuggish and far prettier version of above contrasts with darker plants in border. Designers use it where it is too damp for Artemisias |
| Mentha piperita Black peppermint
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| Ours is the rare true Mitcham mint with the highest level of the essential oil. Almost black leaves, fantastic with sorbets, one of our favourite herbs |
| Mentha piperita alba White peppermint
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| A peppermint for those who find the smell of Mitcham over-powering. A bit boring actually but some people appreciate its subtle blandness |
| Mentha piperita variegata
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| Leaves splashed white, quite vigorous when it is happy, inclined to revert and suffer from rust when it isn't |
| Mentha piperita X Chocolate Mint
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| Variant of the above which really does smell of After-eights, introduced by the writer from New Jersey |
| Mentha Pulegium Penny royal, creeping
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| Abortifacient, ant repellent and ingredient of black puddings, one of the great Medieval healing herbs, not too rampant perennial herb |
| Mentha pulegium Penny royal, upright,
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| Same virtues as above, both have attractive refreshing minty scent |
| Mentha pulegium Portuguese Penny royal
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| Mediterranean Penny royal, splendid ground cover for a warm sheltered spot. Introduced by writer from Oporto, more robust than our native type
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| Mentha Raripila American red
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| Reddish lvs and stalks, smells just like spearmint chewing gum, but doesn't stick to your shoes. Relatively well behaved as mints go |
| Mentha requenii Corsican mint
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| The tiniest mint with amazingly strong smell relative to its size, seems to grow almost anywhere where it is not going to be swamped by more vigorous plants. Minute mauve flrs. A best-seller |
| Mentha rotundifolia Apple mint
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| Big round slightly hairy leaves thought by many to be the best flavoured mint. However it goes flop in salads |
| Mentha rotundifolia variegata Pineapple Mint
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| Currently and mysteriously in vogue so someone must like its unusual taste. Looks pretty though |
| Mentha spicata Spearmint
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| The traditional English mint-sauce-mint |
| Mentha spicata Moroccan Mint
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| Very similar to M cordifolia (above), this mint has largely supereceded English spearmint as it maintains its taste better in late season, is more resistant to rust and copes with drier conditions as well as having superb flavour |
| Mentha spicata Tashkent Mint
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| Brought home from Tashkent by Mike Tristram's Mum, this is arguably even better than Moroccan with a more succulent leaf |
| Mentha spicata Mexican
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| One of many interesting mints collected on his travels by Shawn Gorman. Good strong minty flavour |
| Mentha spicata Pharaoh Mint
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| Another Gorman introduction with a distinct flavour which clearly distinguishes it from other Egyptian mints |
| Mentha spicata Swiss mint
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| Some people swear by this one for mint sauce, but again, preferences are subjective, so why not buy the lot and treat your guests to a subtly different mint sauce every Sunday? |
| Mentha Spicata Nile Valley
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| Yet another Arne Herbs introduction, this time from Cairo, much like Moroccan in that it makes excellent tea but has additional virtue of being incredibly tough |
| Mentha spicata var Crispa Curly mint
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| Unusual version of Spearmint with attractive crinkly leaves, tastes as good and will make a conversation piece as it floats in your Pimms
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