Description
Common Name: Chocolate Mint ‘After Eight’, Mentha piperita ‘After Eight’
A splendid chocolate mint adds a unique, surprising taste to your herbal tea cup. Can be used in baking and fresh fruit salads. Will remind you of eating a mint patty!
Delicious chocolate-mint scented foliage sets it apart from other mints. Aromatic leaves and purple blooms in spring are a treat for the senses.
Size: 3.5″ Potted Plant
Height: 24.0-30.0″
Spread: 12.0-18.0“
Light Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil Type: Vigorous grower in most soils. Tolerates poor quality soil.
Hardiness Zones: 5(tender),6,7,8,9,10 Also makes a good house plant
Attributes: Edible, Fast Growth, Deer Resistant, Culinary, Houseplant, Herb, Fragrant
Care/Use: Easy Care; Culinary herb for gardens and containers; Leaves can be used to flavour tea; Harvest or cut back at regular intervals and remove old woody plants.
