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Home > Herbs & Healing > Herb Plants > Perennial Herb Plants

Mint Plant - Curly Mint

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Mentha spicata 'crispa'

Curly mint's unusual frilly leaves and pretty liliac flowers make it both useful and decorative in the herb garden.

  • Hardy perennial.
  • Pretty lilac flowers.
  • Tall variety (reaches 100 cm high).
  • Great for swizzle sticks in drinks!
  • Ideal for iced teas and garnishes.

Supplied as a pot grown plant grown in a 7cm pot.

Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May

1 or more £2.95GBP each. Group & quantity discounts
Qty:
Pollinator Friendly

Description

Curly Mint is a variety of spearmint with thick upright stalks and unusual tightly clustered crinkled leaves that look a little like parsley. Vigorous and highly aromatic, it can be used as a garnish, or dried and used in pot pourri, but this variety is particularly good for swizzle sticks in your mojitos. It can also be used in iced tea or dried to make herbal teas.

Very good for you as it's high in Vitamin B, C, B-complex, Iron and Magnesium.

As with all mint plants, we recommend growing this in pots to restrict it spreading.

Highly valued for many centuries, Mint is mentioned in all early medieval lists of plants. Geoffrey Chaucer refers to 'a little path of mintes full and fenill greene'. He might almost have been talking about Curly Mint, an attractive addition to the herb garden.

Recommended by the RHS to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.

  • Hardy Perennial.
  • Full / partial sun position.
  • Suits most soil types.
  • Reaches 3½ feet (100 cm) high.
  • Unusual ruffled leaves.
  • Can be invasive so best grown in containers.
  • Recognised to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.

Culinary Uses

  • Can be infused to make teas.
  • It's long stems can make it a great addition as a swizzel stick for mojitos!
  • Great accompaniment to lamb, pea and potato dishes.
  • Crystallize leaves for decoration.
  • Can be dried or frozen (great in ice cubes).
  • Often used in Middle Eastern cuisine.
  • Used in Mexican Albondigas (meatball) soup.

Medicinal Uses

  • The leaves can be used to treat chapped hands.
  • The leaf oil can be used to ease heavy colds.
  • Macerate leaves in oil then use to massage affected areas for migraines, facial neuralgia, rheumatic and muscular aches. Particularly useful in winter!
  • As tea can be used to aid headaches, indigestion and heartburn.

Other Uses

  • Grow near roses to deter aphids.
  • Scattered leaves may deter mice.
  • Can be used in pot pourri.

Disclaimer
As with all alternative medicines and plants with purported medicinal benefits it is important to inform your health care providers that you are using them; this helps to ensure safe and coordinated care. We can accept no liability for any side effect or contingency from any allergy or any other cause or harm that may arise. If in doubt please do consult a medical practitioner before using. Avoid if pregnant.

Pricing

Available from APPROXIMATELY late April / early May

1 = £2.95
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20 = £2.75
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This product is subject to group discount if you are buying multiple products from the same pricing group. Other products in this group are...
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Basil Plant - Holy Basil
Basil Plant - Thai Basil
Basil Plant Sweet Genovese
Bergamot Plant - Wild Bergamot
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Catnip Plant
Catnip Plant - Lemon Catnip
Chamomile Plant
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Coriander Plant - Coriander 'Leisure'
Curry Plant
Epazote Plant
Fennel Plant
Fennel Plant - Bronze Fennel
Feverfew Plant
Hyssop Plant - Blue
Hyssop Plant - Pink
Hyssop Plant - White
Lady's Mantle Plant
Lavender Plant - Lavender 'Ellagance Snow'
Lavender Plant - Lavender 'Pink Perfume'
Lavender Plant - Lavender 'Vera'
Lavender Plant - Lavender Castilliano Violet
Lemon Balm Plant
Lemon Balm Plant - Lemon Balm 'All Gold'
Lemon Grass 'East Indian' Plant
Lemon Verbena Plant
Lovage Plant
Mace Plant
Marjoram Plant
Marsh Mallow Plant
Mint Plant - Apple Mint
Mint Plant - Banana Mint
Mint Plant - Basil Mint
Mint Plant - Black Peppermint
Mint Plant - Chocolate Mint
Mint Plant - Corsican Mint
Mint Plant - Eau De Cologne Mint
Mint Plant - Garden Mint
Mint Plant - Ginger Mint
Mint Plant - Grapefruit Mint
Mint Plant - Lemon Mint
Mint Plant - Lime Mint
Mint Plant - Mojito Mint
Mint Plant - Moroccan Mint
Mint Plant - Peppermint
Mint Plant - Pineapple Mint
Mint Plant - Red Mint
Mint Plant - Russian Mint
Mint Plant - Silver Mint
Mint Plant - Spearmint Plant
Mint Plant - Strawberry Mint
Myrtle Plant
Oregano Plant
Oregano Plant - Country Cream
Oregano Plant - Greek Oregano
Parsley Plant - Parsley 'Champion Moss Curled'
Parsley Plant - Parsley 'Italian Giant'
Rosemary Plant - Common Rosemary
Rosemary Plant - Green Ginger Rosemary
Rosemary Plant - Rosemary 'Primley Blue'
Rosemary Plant - Rosemary 'Seven Seas'
Rosemary Plant - Rosemary 'Sudbury Blue'
Rue Plant
Russian Comfrey Plant
Sage Plant - Blackcurrant Sage
Sage Plant - Clary Sage
Sage Plant - Common Sage
Sage Plant - Golden Sage
Sage Plant - Purple Sage
Savory Plant - Summer Savory
Savory Plant - Winter Savory
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Sorrel Plant - Broad-leaf Sorrel
Stevia Plant
Sweet Cicely Plant
Sweet Woodruff Plant
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Tarragon Plant - French Tarragon
Tarragon Plant - Mexican Tarragon
Tarragon Plant - Russian Tarragon
Thyme Plant - Common Thyme
Thyme Plant - Lemon Thyme
Thyme Plant - Orange Thyme
Thyme Plant - Thyme Silver Queen
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Yarrow Plant 'Wild Yarrow'

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