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.
How to care for Mentha suaveolens Variegata:
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
Eventual height:
0.6m
Eventual spread:
1.5m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth:
Fast-growing
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil