American wild mint (Mentha canadensis)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Slow Bloat None C:N Ratio Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color White Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 2.6 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Medium Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance None Frost Free Days, Minimum 100 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 5.0 pH, Maximum 7.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 3450 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 19360 Precipitation, Minimum 20 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 6 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Intermediate Temperature, Minimum (-F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Spring Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed No Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No