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Mentha spicata

Perennial

HomePerennialMentha spicata

Roadsides and waste places, usually in damp soils and sunny positions.

Family: Lamiaceae
Height: 0.6 m / 2 ft
Sun, Semi-shade
Light, Medium and Heavy Soil
Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 4 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 3 of 5
Other Uses: 3 of 5

Native Habitat

Spearmint Mentha spicata native habitat is Roadsides and waste places, usually in damp soils and sunny positions.

Edible Uses

Leaves - raw or cooked. A strong spearmint flavour, they are used as a flavouring in salads or cooked foods. The leaves are often used in 'mint sauce', which is used as a flavouring in meals. A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves. It has a very pleasant and refreshing taste of spearmint, leaving the mouth and digestive system feeling clean. An essential oil from the leaves and flowers is used as a flavouring in sweets, ice cream, drinks etc. A spearmint flavour.

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