Mint - Apple Variegated Mentha suaveolens variegata

Common Name:
Variegated Apple Mint

Description:
Variegated Apple Mint is a highly ornamental and aromatic perennial herb, prized for its soft green leaves edged with creamy white variegation and its refreshing apple-mint fragrance. This attractive variety forms a lush, spreading clump, bringing both visual interest and functionality to garden beds, borders, and pots. The foliage has a gentle, fruity flavour, making it ideal for teas, desserts, fruit salads, and garnishes. In summer, it produces small spikes of pale lilac flowers that attract bees and beneficial insects. Well-suited to Melbourne’s climate, Variegated Apple Mint thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers moist, well-drained soil. Like other mints, it spreads readily and is best grown in containers or controlled spaces to prevent it from becoming invasive. Regular harvesting encourages dense, fresh growth and maintains its vibrant appearance.

Form:
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding
Ground Cover

Mature Size:
Height: 40–80 cm
Width: 60–100 cm (spreading)

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Summer

Flower Colour:
Pale lilac
Light purple

Key Attributes:
Bee Attracting
Culinary Herb
Fast Growing
Perennial
Scented foliage
Suitable for Pots
Variegated foliage
Can become invasive if not contained

Toxicity:
Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets when consumed in normal culinary amounts.

Companion Plants:
Strawberry
Cabbage
Tomato
Carrot
Lemon Balm