If you love minty herbal tea, try adding a mountain mint plant or two to your garden. Also known as clustered mountain mint, ...

To get mint plants to flower, you want to provide the plant with their desired conditions. In addition to sunlight, mint prefers temperatures between 65°F–70°F and soil that is kept moist.

Hoary mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) is native from Indiana to the eastern U.S. and has silver-greenish leaves that produce light purple flowers. This variety is a favorite if you are ...