Mentha x piperita

Mentha x piperita L. Engl.: peppermint, black peppermint, chocolate mint. Deu.: Pfefferminze. Suom.: piparminttu. Sven.: pepparmynta. Fran.: menthe poivrée. Ital.: menta. Bot. syn.: See Mentha aquatica L. x spicata L., Mentha dumetorum Schultes.

Photo: Mentha x piperita 2.

Photo: Mentha x piperita 2. 'Mitcham'. Flowers. Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-11.

Photo: Mentha x piperita 3.

Photo: Mentha x piperita 3. 'Mitcham'. Flowering plants. Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-08-11.

Photo: Mentha x piperita 1.

Photo: Mentha x piperita 1. Flowers. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 1999-08-01.

Photo: Mentha x piperita.

Photo: Mentha x piperita. Flowering plants. Beware of anybody trying to sell peppermint seeds - they don't have a clue. Peppermint is a hybrid of M. spicata and M. aquatica. Any seeds from the flowers will give you one of the parent species. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 1999-07-31.