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Peppermint Seeds

Cool, sharp menthol leaves for fresh mint tea

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Key benefits

  • Cool, sharp menthol leaves for fresh mint tea
  • Use in fruit salads, dressings and mint sauce
  • Mauve late-summer flowers draw bees and butterflies
  • Hardy perennial that regrows each spring
  • Packet of about 50 seeds with growing instructions

Peppermint is the mint for tea: dark, purple-tinged stems and deep green leaves with a cooler, sharper menthol bite than spearmint. Mentha x piperita is a natural cross between spearmint and water mint. Steep a handful of fresh leaves for tea, chop them into fruit salads, dressings and mint sauce, or dry them for winter. Left to flower in late summer, its spikes of small mauve flowers draw bees and butterflies.

Sowing and growing

  • Sow in pots or trays from April to June, indoors or outside; small seed is easier to manage in compost than in open ground.
  • Sow on the surface and barely cover (Piccolo suggests 0.5 cm).
  • Germination takes 10 to 15 days.
  • Partial shade to full sun, in moist, well-drained soil.
  • Grows to about 50 to 70 cm tall and spreads widely by underground runners, so a pot at least 30 cm across keeps it in check.
  • Pick leaves from about 60 to 90 days after sowing; the flavour is best before flowering.
  • Hardy perennial that dies back in winter and regrows each spring.

What you receive: a packet of about 50 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.

Browse our full range of herb and flower seeds, start your seedlings with our seed trays and propagators, or grow it alongside our lemon balm seeds for a herbal tea patch.

How to use
  1. Sow in pots or trays from April to June, indoors or outside.
  2. Sow on the surface and barely cover the seed.
  3. Grow in partial shade to full sun, in a pot at least 30 cm across to keep it in check.
  4. Pick leaves before flowering for the best flavour.
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Changed your mind? You can return unused items within 14 days of delivery. See our returns policy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Will peppermint grown from seed taste like shop-bought plants?

Not always. Peppermint is a hybrid, so seedlings vary in vigour and in the strength of their menthol flavour. Grow several, taste the leaves once they are established, and keep the best; it is easy to multiply from cuttings or by dividing the clump.

Can I grow peppermint in a pot?

Yes, and a pot is the best way to grow it. Mint spreads fast by underground runners and can take over a bed, so a container at least 30 cm across keeps it tidy. Keep the compost moist, as mint wilts quickly when dry.

Is peppermint perennial?

Yes. It is fully hardy, dies back to the ground in winter and sends up fresh shoots in spring. Cut it back hard after flowering and it will produce a new flush of leaves before autumn.

What is your returns policy?

Changed your mind? You can return pots, gifts, accessories and other non-plant items. Email hello@growtropicals.com with your order number within 14 days of delivery, then send the item back within 14 days of telling us. You pay the return postage.

Items must come back unused and in their original condition. If an item has been used, we may reduce your refund by the value it has lost, and for used items this can be the full price.

Live plants cannot be returned because you have changed your mind, but they are covered by our Live Arrival Guarantee.

If something arrives damaged, faulty or wrong, email us with your order number and photos and we will put it right at no cost to you. Full details are in our returns policy.

When will my order arrive and how much is shipping?

Choose your delivery speed at checkout. Express orders placed before 1pm are dispatched the same day, otherwise the next working day. Standard orders are dispatched within 2 to 3 working days and Economy orders within 4 to 5 working days. Once dispatched, every order travels by 24 hour tracked courier.

Delivery is free on orders over £60 with Economy, over £100 with Standard and over £150 with Express. Below that, the charge depends on your basket total and is always shown at checkout before you pay. The full price list is in our shipping policy.

Orders without plants are dispatched Monday to Friday. If your order also includes plants, it goes out Monday to Thursday so the plants are not left in the courier network over the weekend. Delivery can take longer at busy times such as Black Friday and Christmas.

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