Wild Mint Florida
It can grow in full sun but actually prefers a little shade.
Wild mint florida. Hello this mint popped up in my garden mysteriously this spring. In florida most of the mint varieties will grow in shade or full sun. Horsemint or wild bergamont. Wild mint subordinate taxa.
This plant has no children legal status. Mint will have no problem growing in florida s cooler northern climates or in the warm sub tropical areas of southern florida. I wasn t sure what it was so i let it grow. Watch it carefully and you can get somewhat under control.
Perilla mint aka rattlesnake weed that has taken over here. Horsemint or wild bergamont. Mint will grow for novice gardeners and even neglectful gardeners will. This mint has the most amazing smell.
It is now nearly 5 foot tall and about 3 foot wide with very fragrant leaves and small violet flowers. Spearmint peppermint apple and orange mints are some of the popular mint varieties in the state. These can also be replanted or cultivated in the garden or yard for easy care food plants why fight nature when we can work with it. Mint is among the easiest plants to cultivate.
Mint will thrive in the cooler climates of northern florida as well as in the warmer subtropical conditions of southern florida. The mint s second name thinicola means sand dweller says roger hammer a plant enthusiast from homestead who wrote a book entitled central florida wildflowers which features all nine species. Asked july 5 2016 7 50 pm edt. My honeybees can t get enough of the flowers.
Peppermint spearmint apple mint. How can i get rid of wild mint without killing other plants. Lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north america s native plants through native plant lists and image galleries conservation education natural landscapes seed collection millennium seed bank msb project preserving and restoring native communities spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. Xxx fingers for ya.
Mint is so easy to grow in florida it loves our warm and wet days. But you have to keep up there are small plants under the big ones you spray. Lots of times people complain that their mint has grown out of control growing almost like a weed. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below this plant may be known by one or more common names in different places and some are listed above.
When it comes to sure fire plants that will grow in nearly any climate with little attention mint is a champion. See more ideas about wild edibles florida plants plants.
