Chocolate Mint tastes like chocolate peppermint candy and is delicious copped in fruit recipes, especially with fresh strawberries, or dried for tea. They are all fast growing plants and due to the spreading nature, one plant is. As with most mints, to keep controlled, plant in containers. Mentha requienii is an aromatic, mint scented mat of small bright green leaves. This allows plants to cover up to 1 meter in stem growth, in good conditions. Plant Chocolate Mint as a fast growing ground cover for hard to cover areas.Ī rapid spreading plant, the Chocolate Mint plants will grow on hillsides or in poor soil.

Little Trudy catmint, 8-10, Lavender, Spring to fall, Silvery foliage, low compact.

Description: Also known as Creeping Mint, Corsican Mints tiny leaves and flowers form a. Silver-fringed rounded foliage, Plant Select. Plants open lavender blooms in late summer. Pinch back the foliage to maintain the shape of this ground cover. You can also dry leaves for flavoring desserts, like ice cream, meringues, quick breads, or cakes. Crush fresh leaves into water for a refreshing beverage, or add to tea or coffee. Mini mint is the ideal ground cover plant or container plant. Karena itu sangat agresif, menurut saya penanaman mint sebagai groundcover adalah kecocokan yang dibuat di surga. Also known as creeping mint, it spreads up to 1 foot wide by narrow stems that take root as they grow. Lushest growth occurs in moist soil in partial shade. Corsican mint is a spreading, ground-hugging plant only growing 1 - 2 inches high with petite, round leaves that emit a powerful, minty aroma. Chocolate mint thrives alongside water gardens or in damp spots in the yard. In small garden spaces, it’s best to tuck chocolate mint into a pot to curtail its wandering ways. Stems tend to run rampantly over - and under - soil. Chocolate mint leaves have a delightful minty chocolate flavor, much like the classic Girl Scout cookie.

Mint ground cover