Peppermint Cutting (Mentha × piperita) - Live Herb Plant Starter
Peppermint Cutting (Mentha × piperita) - Live Herb Plant Starter
Peppermint Cutting (Mentha × piperita)
Bring one of the world's most popular and versatile herbs to your garden with Peppermint. Known for its refreshing aroma, cooling flavor, and vigorous growth habit, Peppermint has been cherished for generations in herbal gardens, kitchen gardens, and homesteads.
Peppermint is easy to grow, highly productive, and well-suited for containers, raised beds, herb gardens, and pollinator-friendly landscapes. Once established, it can provide years of harvests for teas, culinary use, and herbal preparations.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
• One live unrooted Peppermint cutting
• Approximately 6–8 inches in length
• Freshly harvested prior to shipping
• Carefully packaged to maintain moisture during transit
• Ready to root in water, soil, or rockwool
GROWING INFORMATION
• Botanical Name: Mentha × piperita
• Common Name: Peppermint
• Plant Type: Perennial Herb
• Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Water Requirements: Consistently moist soil
• Growth Habit: Spreading
• Suitable for Containers: Yes
• Pollinator Friendly: Yes
POPULAR USES
• Herbal teas
• Iced tea blends
• Culinary recipes
• Garnishes
• Herbal preparations
• Aromatic gardens
• Pollinator gardens
• Container gardening
ROOTING YOUR CUTTING
Peppermint is easy to propagate. Place the cutting in water, moist potting soil, or rockwool and keep it consistently moist while roots develop. New growth is typically the first sign that rooting has begun.
LEARN MORE BEFORE YOU BUY
Want to learn how to grow, harvest, use, and propagate Peppermint?
Visit The Robertson Rottie Ranch on YouTube and follow our Mountain Apothecary series. We regularly share herb profiles, propagation techniques, harvesting guides, homestead gardening tips, and practical ways to use herbs around the home and garden.
You'll also find videos covering:
• Growing herbs on a homestead
• Harvesting and preserving herbs
• Herbal tea preparation
• Propagation and rooting techniques
• Medicinal and traditional herb uses
• Herb garden planning and maintenance
IF YOU'VE ORDERED A CUTTING FROM US...
When your cutting arrives, unpack it promptly and provide fresh water or place it into your preferred rooting medium. Keep it in bright indirect light while it establishes roots. Peppermint is a vigorous grower and is well suited to containers, raised beds, and herb gardens.
SHIPPING
Your cutting will be harvested and packaged shortly before shipment. We take great care in preparing each cutting for travel; however, live plants may experience minor stress during transit. Please open your package promptly upon arrival and provide water and appropriate growing conditions.
Thank you for supporting our small mountain homestead in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
Mountain Moon Apothecary
The Robertson Rottie Ranch