Description
Mentha pulegium
Ground-hugging sweetly scented mint which produces small spikes of blue flowers in the spring. Pennyroyal can be used in container plantings such as window boxes and baskets. It is a mat-forming groundcover. It has been used to make teas, and to repel fleas, ants, mice and other pests and is used in many herbal insect repellents. Plant in moist well-drained soil. Hardy to zones 6-9. Plants are shipped in 3.5″ containers.