Everwilde Farms - 1 oz Peppermint Herb Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

A favorite for flavoring tea and desserts, this perennial plant is also one of the easiest to grow from seed. It is useful to plant it near roses to deter aphids. This plant reaches a medium height, and does well in full sun to part shade. Expect small purple flowers in early summer. Mint received its name from the Greek legend of "Minthe," a river nymph who was turned into a lowly plant to be trodden underfoot; the stimulating, sweet smell perpetuated the memory of Minthe. Most likely, peppermint hybridized from spearmint and water mint; its culinary and medicinal use dates back to at least 1550 BC, originating in Northern Africa and the Mediterranean. According to the records of ancient historian Pliny in the first century AD, the Greeks and Romans highly valued this herb, using it for sauces and beverages as well as to freshen rooms and linens. In these civilizations, mint even acted as currency. Currently, Michigan grows the most acres of mint in the United States; the United States provides about half the world's peppermint supply. Because it contains menthol, an antiseptic and anesthetic, tea of peppermint benefits conditions such as the common cold, asthma, congestion, and indigestion.