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Lamiaceae
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Also known as Lamb mint, Garden mint, Common mint
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Indoor Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Herb · Culinary · Edible · Aromatic · Mint · Container Plant · Medicinal · Pollinator · Perennial Herb · Spearmint
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyIndoorMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 3 nurseriesStock updated 9/10/2026
Spearmint is an easy-to-grow culinary herb that thrives in moist, well-draining soil with at least 6 hours of sunlight daily. It spreads vigorously, so consider growing it in a container to prevent it from taking over garden beds. Harvest leaves regularly to encourage bushy, compact growth and the best flavor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until moist; allow the top inch of soil to dry before watering again · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil South, British Columbia, Bulgaria
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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