20 CORSICAN MINT Mentha Requienii Herb Fragrant Ground Cover Flower Seeds
Key item features
- Fragrant Groundcover: This low-growing Corsican Mint (Mentha Requienii) is a fragrant herb, reaching only 1 inch in height with small leaves, and emits an aroma similar to Peppermint.
- Cultivation Details: Plant seeds outdoors after frost or indoors weeks before the last frost, with a hardiness zone of 5-9, preferring sun to part shade and average soil and water conditions.
- Versatile Applications: Ideal for growing between stepping stones, edging walkways, fairy gardens, or potted kitchen herb gardens, and can thrive in sandy or heavy clay soils.
- Beneficial Companion: Acts as a companion plant for brassicas like broccoli and cabbage, repelling certain pest insects and potentially enhancing crop flavor.
- Edible & Medicinal: Its leaves are edible, suitable for salads, garnishes, herbal teas, cooked dishes, and are famously used to flavor crème de menthe liqueur, also yielding a pepperminty essential oil.
- Pollinator Attractor: Blooms with lilac to mauve flowers during the summer (June-August in the Northern Hemisphere), attracting pollinators such as butterflies.
Specs
- Plant nameCorsican Mint
- Plant categoryHerbs, Flowers
- Light needsPartial Sun
- Usda hardiness zone5
- Plant lifecyclePerennial
- Plant featuresFragrant
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DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Corsican Mint
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mentha Requienii
COLOR: Lilac - Mauve Flowers
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
BLOOM TIME: Summer (June - Aug in the N Hemisphere)
HARVEST: Any Time
HARDINESS ZONE: 5 - 9
PLANT HEIGHT: 1"
PLANT SPACING: 6 - 10"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 20 Seeds
OTHER: Corsican Mint is an herb native to the Island of Corsica & mainland Italy. It has also been naturalized in Portugal & the British Isles. This low-growing groundcover is one of the smallest mints. It only grows to about 1” tall with small leaves that measure only about 5mm (1/8”) long. Check out photo #3 to see a size comparison of Peppermint versus Corsican Mint. Blooming in shades of lilac to mauve, its flowers are proportionately sized, but will still attract pollinators like butterflies. Corsican Mint is very fragrant & has an aroma similar to Peppermint.
A “Walk on Me” plant, Corsican Mint is a perfect choice for growing between stepping stones or for edging walkways. This mint can grow in sandy or heavy clay soils, & is much more tolerant of shade & dry conditions than other mints. It is thought to be one of the best mints to grow as a companion for brassica plants like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, etc. It repels certain pest insects, in part by obscuring the smell of the crop to be protected, and can also enhance the flavor of the crops. Its miniature size makes it perfect for fairy gardens, & it will also happily to grow in containers so is a great choice for a potted kitchen herb garden. Perennial down to zone 5, Corsican Mint will reseed itself for new plants the following year even in cooler climates.
Corsican Mint’s leaves are edible, & can be used raw in salads, as a garnish, made into an herbal tea, added to any cooked dishes for flavor, & is most well known as the flavoring in the liqueur crème de menthe. Additionally, this herb has many traditional medicinal uses, & a pepperminty essential oil is also extracted from the plant.
* Looking for a large mint? We have Mint Bush seeds in our store, as well as Peppermint, Spearmint, & More! *
We also offer Corsican Mint seeds in bulk sizes!
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1 By Bohemian Baltimore - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=64875420 crop
2 By David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA - Mentha requieniiUploaded by Tim1357, CC BY 2.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=22700688
4 By Ghislain118 httpwww.fleurs-des-montagnes.net - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=12755711
5 By MichaelXXLF - Own work, CC BY 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=15457085
6 By David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA - Mentha requieniiUploaded by Tim1357, CC BY 2.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=22700698
7 By Ghislain118 httpwww.fleurs-des-montagnes.net - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=12755708
8 By 阿橋 HQ - 科西嘉薄荷 Mentha requienii [台北士林官邸 Taipei, Taiwan], CC BY-SA 2.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=91920456
9 By Bohemian Baltimore - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=64875421 crop
- 20 CORSICAN MINT Mentha Requienii Herb Fragrant Ground Cover Flower Seeds
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DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Corsican Mint
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Mentha Requienii
COLOR: Lilac - Mauve Flowers
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
BLOOM TIME: Summer (June - Aug in the N Hemisphere)
HARVEST: Any Time
HARDINESS ZONE: 5 - 9
PLANT HEIGHT: 1"
PLANT SPACING: 6 - 10"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun - Part Shade
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 20 Seeds
OTHER: Corsican Mint is an herb native to the Island of Corsica & mainland Italy. It has also been naturalized in Portugal & the British Isles. This low-growing groundcover is one of the smallest mints. It only grows to about 1” tall with small leaves that measure only about 5mm (1/8”) long. Check out photo #3 to see a size comparison of Peppermint versus Corsican Mint. Blooming in shades of lilac to mauve, its flowers are proportionately sized, but will still attract pollinators like butterflies. Corsican Mint is very fragrant & has an aroma similar to Peppermint.
A “Walk on Me” plant, Corsican Mint is a perfect choice for growing between stepping stones or for edging walkways. This mint can grow in sandy or heavy clay soils, & is much more tolerant of shade & dry conditions than other mints. It is thought to be one of the best mints to grow as a companion for brassica plants like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, etc. It repels certain pest insects, in part by obscuring the smell of the crop to be protected, and can also enhance the flavor of the crops. Its miniature size makes it perfect for fairy gardens, & it will also happily to grow in containers so is a great choice for a potted kitchen herb garden. Perennial down to zone 5, Corsican Mint will reseed itself for new plants the following year even in cooler climates.
Corsican Mint’s leaves are edible, & can be used raw in salads, as a garnish, made into an herbal tea, added to any cooked dishes for flavor, & is most well known as the flavoring in the liqueur crème de menthe. Additionally, this herb has many traditional medicinal uses, & a pepperminty essential oil is also extracted from the plant.
* Looking for a large mint? We have Mint Bush seeds in our store, as well as Peppermint, Spearmint, & More! *
We also offer Corsican Mint seeds in bulk sizes!* FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ADDITIONAL SEEDS!
Photo Credits:
PAY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE PER ORDER NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU SELECT!
WE HAVE OVER 2,000 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT, & VEGETABLE SEEDS TO CHOOSE FROM!!!
1 By Bohemian Baltimore - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=64875420 crop
2 By David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA - Mentha requieniiUploaded by Tim1357, CC BY 2.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=22700688
4 By Ghislain118 httpwww.fleurs-des-montagnes.net - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=12755711
5 By MichaelXXLF - Own work, CC BY 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=15457085
6 By David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA - Mentha requieniiUploaded by Tim1357, CC BY 2.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=22700698
7 By Ghislain118 httpwww.fleurs-des-montagnes.net - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=12755708
8 By 阿橋 HQ - 科西嘉薄荷 Mentha requienii [台北士林官邸 Taipei, Taiwan], CC BY-SA 2.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=91920456
9 By Bohemian Baltimore - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, httpscommons.wikimedia.orgwindex.phpcurid=64875421 crop - By Seedville USA
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I would buy again
I have not tasted so I really could not comment truthfully on that part. Very easy to grow. Grew very quickly. Nice coverage. I would buy again
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I was hesitant about buying after reading mixed reviews. However, I received extra seeds, and achieved a height germination rate. 26/30 seeds sprouted in a 20 seed purchase of Corsican mint.
