Mentha pulegium
Species
Also called pennyroyal
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“Herbaceous, perennial” — How To Grow and Care For Pennyroyal
from Mentha · “Days to Harvest 85-100 days” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
from Mentha · “Germination Temp 70°F optimal” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
“Full Sun” — Pennyroyal - 50 Seeds - Mentha pulegium-Herb - Hirt's Gardens
“Moderate Water” — Pennyroyal - 50 Seeds - Mentha pulegium-Herb - Hirt's Gardens
from Mentha · “Soil Type Rich, moist soil pH Range 6 - 7.5” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
“Zones 5-9” — Pennyroyal - 50 Seeds - Mentha pulegium-Herb - Hirt's Gardens
from Mentha · “Spacing 18-24 inches - or contain in pots” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
from Mentha · “Height 18-24 inches” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
“Seed packets and online plant listings may use “pennyroyal” loosely” — Pennyroyal Plant Care: How to Grow *Mentha pulegium* | LeafyPixels
from Mentha · “Start Indoors 0 weeks before last frost” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
from Mentha · “Transplant ready: Cuttings root in 7-14 days and can be planted immediately” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
“produces little lilac flowers in whorls” — Pennyroyal Plant Care: How to Grow *Mentha pulegium* | LeafyPixels
from Mentha · “leaves” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
“The oils of this plant are toxic to humans and pets” — How To Grow and Care For Pennyroyal
from Mentha · “Companion Plants ✓ Tomatoes (deters pests)✓ Cabbage” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
from Mentha · “⚠️ Avoid planting near: ✗ Other mints (will cross)” — Peppermint Growing Guide - How to Grow Peppermint | SuNutri Garden Guide
Who grows this
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Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Mentha pulegium
- Fact sheet: 4 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian