Peppermint Farm & Garden

Half-hardy / perennial / medicinal plant, / H. up to 80cm/ sunny position / well drained soil / blossom colour orange / flowering time 8, 9
Can be grown outside, in a sheltered position, minimum temperature 10°C, otherwise a good conservatory plant. Succulent grey-green foliage, from which grows a flowering stem with bell-shaped yellow-orange flowers. Fresh leaves can be split and gel applied to treat minor burns, sunburns, insect bites, wrinkles, skin irritation.