Mint

Menta · Menthe

Herb

🧩 Role in the garden

Family: Lamiaceae
Height: medium (40–100 cm)
Shape: sprawling
Roots: shallow
Sun: tolerates some shade
Season: perennial
Grows in: summer or winter beds

Jobs in the bed

Feeds beneficial insectsSmall open flowers feed hoverflies, parasitic wasps and lacewings, which eat aphids and caterpillars.

Rotation

Do not return Lamiaceae to the same spot for 3–4 years. Same family:

How these roles work in the Guide →

✿ Benefit

When flowering, feeds hoverflies & parasitic wasps

Very invasive → grow in a pot

✓ Place near

✗ Keep apart

None listed.