Mentha arvensis
TAXONOMY
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusMentha
Zone4
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Mentha arvensis, commonly known as wild mint or corn mint, is a perennial herb in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and North America. This plant is known for its aromatic leaves and is often used in culinary and medicinal applications. It typically goes dormant in the winter months.
ALSO KNOWN AS
Ackerminze
Corn Mint
Feldminze
Field Mint
Kornminze
Mint
Wild Mint
Calamintha arvensis
Mentha agrestis
Mentha agrestis var. subrotunda
Mentha albae-carolinae
Mentha alberti
Mentha allionii
Mentha angustifolia
Mentha anomala
Mentha approximata
Mentha arenaria
Mentha arguta
Mentha argutissima
Mentha argutissima var. recedens
Mentha argutissima var. subpilosa
Mentha arvensihirsuta
Mentha arvensis f. adrophylloides
Mentha arvensis f. albensis
Mentha arvensis f. alverniensis
Mentha arvensis f. ambleodonta
Mentha arvensis f. arvensis
Mentha arvensis f. borsodensis
Mentha arvensis f. bracteoligera
Mentha arvensis f. campicola
Mentha arvensis f. campylocormos
Mentha arvensis f. confertidens
Mentha arvensis f. cuneisecta
Mentha arvensis f. deflexa
Mentha arvensis f. diffusa
Mentha arvensis f. divaricata
Mentha arvensis f. divergens
Mentha arvensis f. dolichophylla
Mentha arvensis f. domita
Mentha arvensis f. durolleana
Mentha arvensis f. gallica
Mentha arvensis f. garonnensis
Mentha arvensis f. hirticalyx
Mentha arvensis f. holubyana
Mentha arvensis f. hymenophylla
Mentha arvensis f. lanceolata
Mentha arvensis f. licaensis
Mentha arvensis f. losarvensis
Mentha arvensis f. lucorum
Mentha arvensis f. macrodonta
Mentha arvensis f. mutabilis
Mentha arvensis f. neesiana
Mentha arvensis f. nummularia
Mentha arvensis f. obtusidentata
Mentha arvensis f. ocymoides
Mentha arvensis f. olynthodos
Mentha arvensis f. pacheri
Mentha arvensis f. pacheriana
Mentha arvensis f. palustris
Mentha arvensis f. pastoritia
Mentha arvensis f. plagensis
Mentha arvensis f. procumbens
Mentha arvensis f. pseudoagrestis
Mentha arvensis f. pulegiformis
Mentha arvensis f. regularis
Mentha arvensis f. salebrosa
Mentha arvensis f. savensis
Mentha arvensis f. serpentina
Mentha arvensis f. setigera
Mentha arvensis f. sphenophylla
Mentha arvensis f. styriaca
Mentha arvensis f. subarguta
Mentha arvensis f. subrotunda
Mentha arvensis f. suecica
Mentha arvensis f. sylvatica
Mentha arvensis f. tenuifolia
Mentha arvensis f. vicearvensis
Mentha arvensis subsp. agrestis
Mentha arvensis subsp. austriaca
Mentha arvensis subsp. fontana
Mentha arvensis subsp. lapponica
Mentha arvensis subsp. parietariifolia
Mentha arvensis subsp. sylvatica
Mentha arvensis var. agrestis
Mentha arvensis var. allionii
Mentha arvensis var. angustifolia
Mentha arvensis var. approximata
Mentha arvensis var. araiodonta
Mentha arvensis var. argutissima
Mentha arvensis var. arvensis
Mentha arvensis var. austriaca
Mentha arvensis var. axioprepa
Mentha arvensis var. badensis
Mentha arvensis var. beckeriana
Mentha arvensis var. caespitosa
Mentha arvensis var. campeomischos
Mentha arvensis var. crispa
Mentha arvensis var. cryptodonta
Mentha arvensis var. cuneifolia
Mentha arvensis var. cyrtodonta
Mentha arvensis var. deflexa
Mentha arvensis var. diaphana
Mentha arvensis var. diffusa
Mentha arvensis var. distans
Mentha arvensis var. domita
Mentha arvensis var. dubia
Mentha arvensis var. duftschmidii
Mentha arvensis var. foliicoma
Mentha arvensis var. fontana
Mentha arvensis var. ginsiensis
Mentha arvensis var. glabriuscula
Mentha arvensis var. hillebrandtii
Mentha arvensis var. hispidula
Mentha arvensis var. hostii
Mentha arvensis var. illecebrosa
Mentha arvensis var. lamprophyllos
Mentha arvensis var. lanceolata
Mentha arvensis var. legitima
Mentha arvensis var. major
Mentha arvensis var. marrubiastrum
Mentha arvensis var. melanochroa
Mentha arvensis var. minor
Mentha arvensis var. multiflora
Mentha arvensis var. nobilis
Mentha arvensis var. obtusifolia
Mentha arvensis var. palitzensis
Mentha arvensis var. parietariifolia
Mentha arvensis var. parviflora
Mentha arvensis var. pascuorum
Mentha arvensis var. pegaia
Mentha arvensis var. praeclara
Mentha arvensis var. praecox
Mentha arvensis var. procumbens
Mentha arvensis var. radicans
Mentha arvensis var. riparia
Mentha arvensis var. sabranskyi
Mentha arvensis var. salicetorum
Mentha arvensis var. silvicola
Mentha arvensis var. simplex
Mentha arvensis var. slichoviensis
Mentha arvensis var. stenodonta
Mentha arvensis var. subcordata
Mentha arvensis var. sylvatica
Mentha arvensis var. varians
Mentha arvicola
Mentha atrovirens
Mentha austriaca
Mentha austriaca var. salicetorum
Mentha badensis
Mentha baguetiana
Mentha barbata
Mentha ×brachystachya var. stenodonta
Mentha bracteolata
Mentha campestris
Mentha campicola
Mentha collina
Mentha cuneifolia
Mentha deflexa
Mentha densiflora
Mentha densifoliata
Mentha diffusa
Mentha dissitiflora
Mentha distans
Mentha divaricata
Mentha divergens
Mentha dubia
Mentha duffourii
Mentha duftschmidii
Mentha ehrhartiana
Mentha exigua
Mentha flagellifera
Mentha flexuosa
Mentha florida
Mentha fochii
Mentha foliicoma
Mentha fontana
Mentha fontana var. brevibracteata
Mentha fontana var. conferta
Mentha fontqueri
Mentha fossicola
Mentha gallica
Mentha gentiliformis
Mentha gentilis
Mentha gintliana
Mentha gracilescens
Mentha graveolens
Mentha hakka
Mentha hillebrandtii
Mentha hispidula
Mentha hostii
Mentha hostii var. arvina
Mentha intermedia
Mentha jahniana
Mentha joffrei
Mentha kitaibeliana
Mentha lamiifolia
Mentha lamprophyllos
Mentha lanceolata
Mentha lanceolata var. sublanata
Mentha lapponica
Mentha lata
Mentha lata var. agraria
Mentha latifolia
Mentha latissima
Mentha laxa
Mentha longibracteata
Mentha maculata
Mentha marrubiastrum
Mentha melissifolia
Mentha minor
Mentha moenchii
Mentha moldavica
Mentha mosana
Mentha multiflora
Mentha multiflora var. serpentina
Mentha mutabilis
Mentha neesiana
Mentha nemorosa
Mentha nemorum
Mentha nobilis
Mentha nummularia
Mentha obtusata
Mentha obtuso-dentata
Mentha ocymoides
Mentha odorata
Mentha origanifolia
Mentha ovata
Mentha palitzensis
Mentha paludosa
Mentha palustris
Mentha palustris var. reflexifolia
Mentha parietariifolia
Mentha parietariifolia var. ginsiensis
Mentha parvifolia
Mentha parvula
Mentha pascuorum
Mentha pastoris
Mentha piersiana
Mentha pilosa
Mentha pilosella
Mentha plagensis
Mentha plicata
Mentha polymorpha
Mentha praeclara
Mentha praecox
Mentha praticola
Mentha procumbens
Mentha procumbens var. ehrhartiana
Mentha procumbens var. rigida
Mentha procumbens var. ruralis
Mentha procumbens var. salebrosa
Mentha procumbens var. segetalis
Mentha procumbens var. uliginosa
Mentha prostrata
Mentha pulchella
Mentha pulchella var. approximata
Mentha pulegiformis
Mentha pumila
Mentha rigida
Mentha rothii
Mentha rotundata
Mentha ruderalis
Mentha ruralis
Mentha salebrosa
Mentha sativa
Mentha ×sativa var. flexuosa
Mentha ×sativa var. gracilis
Mentha ×sativa var. subrotundifolia
Mentha schreberi
Mentha scrophulariifolia
Mentha segetalis
Mentha silvicola
Mentha simplex
Mentha slichoviensis
Mentha slichoviensis var. campicola
Mentha slichoviensis var. fossicola
Mentha sparsiflora
Mentha sparsiflora var. pascuorum
Mentha subcollina
Mentha subcordata
Mentha subfontanea
Mentha subinodora
Mentha sylvatica
Mentha tenuicaulis
Mentha tenuifolia
Mentha thayana
Mentha uliginosa
Mentha vanhaesendonckii
Mentha varians
Mentha verisimilis
Mentha ×verticillata f. rothii
Mentha ×verticillata var. arguta
Mentha ×verticillata var. moenchiana
Mentha ×verticillata var. obtusata
Mentha ×verticillata var. origanifolia
Mentha viridula
OVERVIEW
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WaterWet
SoilLoamy
LightIndirect Bright (6 Hours)
Temperature20° C
Humidity60%
GDD1,350
Dormancy3 Months
pH6.5
Pressure1,013 mbar
DETAILS
Care Instructions
Mentha arvensis thrives in moderate temperatures and prefers bright, indirect light. It requires regular watering to keep the soil evenly moist but not waterlogged. The plant benefits from moderate humidity levels and should be kept in a well-ventilated area.Harvest
Mentha arvensis, commonly known as wild mint, is typically harvested just before the plant begins to flower, which is when the essential oil content is at its peak. This usually occurs in late spring to early summer. To harvest, cut the stems about one inch above the ground, ensuring not to damage the root system to allow for regrowth. It is best to harvest in the morning after the dew has dried but before the heat of the day to preserve the essential oils. Regular harvesting can encourage bushier growth and more abundant foliage.Soil
Wild mint prefers loamy soil that is well-draining yet retains moisture. A soil mix that includes organic matter will help provide the necessary nutrients. Ensure the soil remains consistently moist but not soggy.Fertilizer
Use a balanced fertilizer with a nutrient composition of 5-10-5. Fertilize the plant every 4-6 weeks during the growing season to promote healthy growth.Repotting
Repot Mentha arvensis every 1-2 years or when it outgrows its current container. Choose a pot that is slightly larger than the previous one and ensure it has good drainage. Repotting is best done in the spring.Propagation
Propagate wild mint through stem cuttings or division. Take cuttings in the spring or early summer and root them in water or a moist soil mix. Division can be done in the spring or fall by separating the root clumps.Pruning
Prune Mentha arvensis regularly to encourage bushy growth and prevent it from becoming leggy. Trim back the stems by about one-third in the spring and remove any dead or damaged leaves as needed.Toxicity
Mentha arvensis is not toxic to pets or humans. However, it is always advisable to keep plants out of reach of pets and children to prevent any accidental ingestion.Additional
Wild mint can spread aggressively in garden beds, so it is often best grown in containers to control its growth. Regularly check for pests such as aphids and spider mites, and treat them promptly if found.REVOLUTIONIZE YOUR PLANT CARE
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