Candy Peppermint Live Plant | Mentha × piperita 'Candy' | Fragrant Culinary Herb Starter Plant for Tea & Cooking

Enjoy the sweet aroma and refreshing flavor of Candy Peppermint, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its intensely fragrant foliage, vigorous growth, and exceptional culinary versatility. Mentha × piperita 'Candy', commonly known as Candy Peppermint, is a hardy perennial herb with a sweet peppermint flavor that's perfect for herbal teas, desserts, candies, hot chocolate, infused water, cocktails, and savory recipes. Its aromatic foliage and nectar-rich flowers also make it a wonderful addition to pollinator gardens, attracting bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects. With proper care, it may produce blooms under suitable growing conditions.

Candy Peppermint thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers fertile, consistently moist, well-draining soil. Harvest the fragrant leaves throughout the growing season for fresh or dried use. During summer, spikes of soft lavender to pale pink flowers may appear, adding ornamental beauty while providing an excellent nectar source for pollinators. Due to its vigorous spreading habit, growing Candy Peppermint in containers is recommended to help manage its growth.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Candy Peppermint starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Candy Peppermint Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Sweet peppermint fragrance and flavor
• Bright green aromatic foliage
• Excellent culinary herb for teas, desserts, candies, and cooking
• May produce blooms under suitable growing conditions
• Soft lavender to pale pink flower spikes
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial pollinators
• Vigorous perennial growth habit
• Ideal for herb gardens and containers
• Easy to harvest throughout the growing season
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Mentha × piperita 'Candy'
• Common Name: Candy Peppermint
• Plant Size: Starter live plant
• Light: Full sun to partial shade
• Growing Media: Fertile, moist, well-draining soil
• Water: Keep soil consistently moist
• Humidity: Moderate to high humidity
• USDA Hardiness: Zones 3–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 18–24 inches tall and 18–24 inches wide, spreading readily depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

• Herb Gardens
• Tea Gardens
• Culinary Gardens
• Container Gardens
• Raised Beds
• Pollinator Gardens
• Edible Landscapes
• Gifts for Gardeners