mint - pineapple mint
pineapple mint or Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: poor, moist soil
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: July to August
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Pineapple-scented, grey-green leaves splashed with broad cream streaks and margins and dense spikes of pink or white summer flowers. This vigorous, variegated mint looks lovely growing in a large terracotta container. The leaves can be used to make an unusual mint sauce, added to salads or freshly-boiled new potatoes. or even on a fruit salad. - Garden care: To prevent mint from romping through a herb garden, restrict the spread by growing it in a sunken container, with adequate drainage holes. Lift and divide each year in spring, replanting the younger, vigorous sections of the plant in fresh compost