Mentha aquatica 'Citrata'

Orange Mint

  • Perfect for flavoring all different types of food
  • Delicious mint citrusy taste and scent
  • Green attractive foliage with purple to red stems
  • Easy to grow
  • Best suited to pots or containers

The perfect herb for flavoring all kinds of food, especially desserts, with its delicious minty, citrusy taste and scent. Deep purplish-green foliage is very attractive and the plant is very easy to grow. Tolerating full sun and partial shade, orangemint is best suited to be grown in a sunken pot in the garden or in a container to contain its invasive nature. It even tolerates growing indoors on a sunny windowsill for a winter treat! Perennial.

Attributes
Container
Edible
Fragrant
Summer Bloomer
Foliage Color
Green
Maintenance and Care
Fast Growing
Low Maintenance
Vigorous
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Butterflies
Programs
Sara's Superb Herbs
Season of Interest (Foliage)
Summer
Fall
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Habit
Mounding
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Moist, Well-Drained
Additional Information about Mentha aquatica 'Citrata'

M. x piperita 'Citrata' is also referred to as eau-de-cologne mint and bergamot mint. It has oval, bronze-purple leaves. Its distinct flavor and fragrance make a tantalizing punch, tea, or potpourri. This mint is treasured in cosmetics and perfumes. It makes a refreshing bath.