Pennyroyal cultivation

How to grow pennyroyal

Characteristics of Mentha pulegium

Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
Pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)

 

flower

July – October. Flowers lilac o rosy in inflorescences make by quite separated whorls, each one very compact. Generally entire oval leaves or with very small teeth. Very aromatic perennial plant up to 50 cm.

water

Abundantly, specially in summer.

gardening pot

Gardens, pots, parterres, slopes…As a medicinal scented flower.

weather

Sun

shovel

From seeds at the end o summer or by stem division in autumn and spring.

soil

Well-adobed soil.

Another species of “Mentha

Mentha aquatica ————- water mint

Mentha arvensis —————- Corn mint, Field mint

Mentha asiatica —————–…………….

Mentha australis ————— …………..

Mentha cervina —————-…………..

Mentha cunninghamia —————–…………….

Mentha diemenica—————-…………..

Mentha longifolia ————— Horse mint

Mentha requienii —————– Corsican mint

Menta rotundifolia ————- Mint

Mentha satureoides —————-…………..

Mentha spicata ——————– Spear mint

Mentha suaveolens —————- Apple mint

Menta x gentilis —————– Bushy mint

Mentha x piperita —————- Pepper mint

Mentha x smithiana ———— Tall mint

Mentha x verticilata ————- whorled mint

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This article was endorsed by Julián Masats - Technical agricultural engineer specialized in horticulture and gardening.
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17 May, 2022

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