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Lamiaceae Mentha Piperita Citrata |
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Grows In | Zone 5A · -20° to -15° F through Zone 9B · 25° to 30° F Grows in Ashburn! (Learn More) |
Sun Exposure | Full / Mostly Sun, Morning Sun / Evening Shade, Morning Shade / Evening Sun |
Soil Drainage | Well Drained |
Resistent To | Deer Resistant, Insect, Disease, Mildew, Heat |
Flower Color | Violet, Lavender |
Blooms | Summer Blooms |
Foliage Color | Dark Green |
Average Height | 1' to 2' |
Average Width | 1' to 2' |
Attracts | Butterflies, Wildlife, Visual Attention |
Fragrances | Fragrant Foliage, Fragrant Flowers |
Mentha Piperita 'Citrata' is a fast growing groundcover plant, herb and perennial plant that can be grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5A through 9B. It matures to an average height of 1 foot to 2 feet and an average width of 1 foot to 2 feet, depending on climate and other environmental factors. It prefers growing in a location that provides full sun, morning sun with afternoon shade or morning shade with afternoon sun and grows best when planted in sand, loam, clay or silt soil that is well drained. In the summer Citrus Mint produces violet and lavender flowers. The foliage is dark green in color. It attracts butterflies, wildlife and visual attention and is resistant to deer, insects, diseases, mildew and heat. If you like fragrance, Mentha Piperita 'Citrata' has fragrant foliage and fragrant flowers.
Citrus Mint can be useful in the landscape along woodland borders, in mass plantings, in containers or planters, around decks, swimming pools, and other outdoor living areas, as a groundcover, in hanging baskets, in landscape beds or islands, in small groupings or in annual flower beds and also in cottage gardens, herb gardens, bog gardens or perennial gardens.