Cherokee Sweet Mint/Hoary Mountainmint Seeds - (Pycnanthemum incanum)

We started these tiny seeds indoors under our grow light system. Once they sprouted I used the transplant tool I purchased here to carefully move the tiny seedlings to their own cells in four packs. These transplanted to our garden well later on. It is a delightful mint and unique specimen group in our herb garden.

Many people have issues growing mint- that issue being the mint decides to grow everywhere. Not so with Cherokee mint. This is the most properly behaved mint I have ever encountered. I started some plants 8 or so years ago, let them go to seed, and even neglected them some years, and this plant is still the original size, no runners, no seedlings, no spreading, no mess. And the smell/taste...you have never tasted mint until you have tried this plant. An amazing unique plant in every way. One note- the open faced flowers attract all types of beneficial flyers including parasitic wasps. Its best to grow this in a location with little pedestrian traffic.

This variety is very cold tolerant, but requires a little tlc before it takes off. But when it gets going it produces plenty of leaves to gather. Most of all the older and larger leaves are bitter in flavor, but the smaller leaves are sweet and mild.So just pick what you like.