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Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel'
Kentucky Colonel Improved Mint

$11.00 $14.30
This size 5 in stock Product ID: 735451

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CULTURAL CONDITIONS

Plant Min Zone: 5a

Plant Max Zone: 9a

Sunlight: Full Sun, Part Sun

Water / Rainfall: Average, High, Very High

Soil Quality: Average

FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE

Bloom Season: Early Summer

Flower Color: White

Berry / Fruit Color: None

Spring Foliage Color: Green

Summer Foliage Color: Green

Fall Foliage Color: Green

Evergreen Foliage: No

Winter Interest: No

Scented Flowers: No

PLANT TOLERANCES

Drought Tolerance: Low

Wet-Feet Tolerance: High

Humidity Tolerance: High

Wind Tolerance: Medium

Poor Soil Tolerance: Clay Soils, Rocky Soils, Sandy Soils, Shallow Soils

GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE

Height: 1' - 2'

Width: 1' - 2'

Growth Rate: Fast

Service Life: Long: 5-10 years

Maintenance Need: High

Spreading Potential: High

Yearly Trimming Tips: Trim Perennial to Ground Around First Fall Freeze: No Winter Interest.

PLANT USES AND LIMITATIONS

Plant Grouping Size: Mass Planting of 10 or more

Best Side of House: South Exposure, West Exposure, East Exposure, North Exposure

Extreme Planting Locations: Tolerates Periods of Standing Water, Resistant to Rabbits

Ornamental Features: Easy to Eat Edibles

Special Landscape Uses: Groundcover, Erosion Control

Possible Pest Problems: None

Plant Limitations: Aggressive Rhizomes / Runners, May Be Too Invasive for Garden Use, Needs Regular Irrigation

Shippable in 2026: YES

Description

***Description for this perennial available with future update!***>>>>>This plant can also be used as a marginal aquatic plant growing in shallow water. It can also grow as a bog plant needing constantly moist soil rich in organic matter. As a rain garden plant, it will thrive is a depressed area in the landscape that collects rain water from a roof during spring and summer periods of rain but then go dormant if the water hole dries out completely.>>>>>For the home garden, the species is generally too aggressive to mix with other plants>>>>>>>>>Also known as "Kentucky Colonel" mint, this hybrid of applemint (Mentha suaveolens) and true spearmint (M. spicata) has a wonderful fruity spearmint aroma and flavour. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Its improved disease resistance and high yields make it a popular choice for commercial cultivation. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The vigorous tendencies of mints allow them to be cut more frequently than most other herbs, growing back to a useful stage rapidly. For the home grower they are perfect for cultivation in large pots, where their tendency to march out of the garden and into the lawn can be restrained.

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