Primrose Set Of 3 Apple Mint Herb Plant Mentha Suaveolens 9Cm Pot

A vigorous, culinary, apple-scented mint herb with pink-white flowers seed. Position: full sun or partial shade Soil: moist but well-drained soil Rate of growth: fast Hardiness: fully hardy Apple-scented, grey-green leaves and dense spikes of pink or white summer flowers, makes this vigorous perennial mint decorative as well as practical. It looks lovely growing in a large terracotta container, and the leaves can be used to make the perfect mint jellies and sauces, as well as adding a delicious flavour to salads or freshly boiled new potatoes. Growing instructions: From late winter to mid-spring, sow shallowly in trays or pots of good quality seed compost and keep moist but not overly wet. Germination usually takes between 2 and 4 weeks. Seedlings can be transplanted to small pots or cells and then hardened off and planted outside after all risk of frost has passed. Alternatively, sow directly into a well-prepared bed in late spring and when large enough to handle, thin out to allow 25