Garden Mint - I. Abiatae Mentha Spicata.

What You Need to Know About the Garden Mint – I. Abiatae Mentha Spicata

Originally from southern and central Europe, many varieties of spearmint or garden mint can be grown indoors. Try also peppermint, M. x piperata, or apple mint, M. suaveolens, which has a pale green and cream variegated form.

Outdoors, these hardy perenniĀ­als grow up to 2 ft. (60 cm) high arid become invasive. Indoor plants will quickly fill a small pot, so prepare new plants by rooting cuttings.