Kentucky Colonel Mint Live Plant | Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel' | Spearmint Herb Starter Plant

Grow one of the most popular culinary mints with Kentucky Colonel Mint, a greenhouse-grown starter live plant prized for its classic spearmint flavor, refreshing aroma, and exceptional culinary versatility. Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel', commonly known as Kentucky Colonel Mint, is a hardy perennial herb renowned for its use in traditional mint juleps, herbal teas, desserts, sauces, and fresh recipes. Its aromatic foliage makes it an excellent addition to herb gardens, tea gardens, patio containers, and edible landscapes. Its nectar-rich flowers also attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators. With proper care, it may produce blooms under suitable growing conditions.

Kentucky Colonel Mint thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers fertile, consistently moist, well-draining soil. Harvest the flavorful leaves regularly to encourage lush new growth throughout the growing season. During summer, spikes of pale lavender to soft pink flowers provide ornamental beauty while supporting pollinators. Due to its vigorous spreading habit, growing Kentucky Colonel Mint in containers or confined garden spaces is recommended to help manage its growth.

You will receive one healthy, greenhouse-grown Kentucky Colonel Mint starter live plant, carefully packaged for safe arrival.

🌿 What's Included

• 1 Kentucky Colonel Mint Starter Live Plant
• Healthy starter live plant
• Greenhouse-grown plant
• Carefully packaged for shipping

✨ Features

• Classic spearmint aroma and flavor
• Aromatic edible green foliage
• Excellent culinary herb for teas, beverages, desserts, and cooking
• Traditional mint for mint juleps
• May produce blooms under suitable growing conditions
• Pale lavender to soft pink flower spikes
• Attracts bees, butterflies, and beneficial pollinators
• Vigorous perennial growth habit
• Ideal for herb gardens and containers
• Greenhouse grown for healthy establishment

🌱 Growing Information

• Botanical Name: Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel'
• Common Name: Kentucky Colonel Mint
• 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 4–9
• Mature Size: Approximately 18–24 inches tall and 18–36 inches wide, depending on growing conditions

🌼 Perfect For

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