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Plantwonderer
Aug 15, 2012, 08:17 PM
I bought a root bound Peppermint plant a month ago from a greenhouse and since then 1 small plant is now in 3 different pots going on 12! The problem is the plant is not 'minty' at all. It doesn't smell like mint and certainly does not taste like mint! I either picked up a wrongly tagged plant or something has gone horribly wrong. I live in north/west New Jersey near the river and have the plants in sun-in-the-morning/afternoon window. Could anyone help?

Savanitta
Aug 16, 2012, 05:23 AM
Can you take back the plant to where you originally bought it to find out what it is?

Plantwonderer
Aug 16, 2012, 02:56 PM
No, it was on sale because it was root bound.

joypulv
Aug 16, 2012, 03:15 PM
There are many varieties of mint including ornamental only ones. Try mountainvalleygrowers.com/mint for pictures.
Mint grows like a weed. You could put one tiny plant in your yard and it will take over in one summer.