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3 live bare root plants with 5–6" stems Field grown in Brattleboro, Vermont Washed clean of soil, mailed in moist medium
Sharper and more assertive than grapefruit or orange mint, lime mint has a tart, bright citrus note that reads as genuinely lime-adjacent. It's one of the better cocktail mints when you want citrus character without actually using a lime, and it holds its scent well when muddled. Good in gin drinks, sparkling water, or anywhere you're already thinking about citrus.
Ships bare root from our Vermont field.
Botanical name:Mentha × piperita 'Lime'
Flavor / Scent: Sharp, tart citrus-lime with mint
Best for: Gin cocktails, sparkling water, drinks
USDA Zones: 5–9
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 12–24 in
Spread: Vigorous via rhizome
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Lime mint (Mentha × piperita 'Lime') is generally considered a peppermint hybrid with a citrus-forward volatile profile, likely overlapping with other citrata-group cultivars. The specific compounds driving the lime perception — citral (a lemon/lime aldehyde) and limonene — appear in varying concentrations across mint cultivars, and lime mint represents one of the higher-citral expressions in the peppermint family. The same compound cluster is also responsible for the characteristic scent of lemon verbena and lemongrass, which is why lime mint may smell familiar even to people who've never grown it.
Source: Kew — Mentha × piperita
3 live bare root plants with 5–6" stems Field grown in Brattleboro, Vermont Washed clean of soil, mailed in moist medium
Sharper and more assertive than grapefruit or orange mint, lime mint has a tart, bright citrus note that reads as genuinely lime-adjacent. It's one of the better cocktail mints when you want citrus character without actually using a lime, and it holds its scent well when muddled. Good in gin drinks, sparkling water, or anywhere you're already thinking about citrus.
Ships bare root from our Vermont field.
Botanical name:Mentha × piperita 'Lime'
Flavor / Scent: Sharp, tart citrus-lime with mint
Best for: Gin cocktails, sparkling water, drinks
USDA Zones: 5–9
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 12–24 in
Spread: Vigorous via rhizome
Free Shipping
Lime mint (Mentha × piperita 'Lime') is generally considered a peppermint hybrid with a citrus-forward volatile profile, likely overlapping with other citrata-group cultivars. The specific compounds driving the lime perception — citral (a lemon/lime aldehyde) and limonene — appear in varying concentrations across mint cultivars, and lime mint represents one of the higher-citral expressions in the peppermint family. The same compound cluster is also responsible for the characteristic scent of lemon verbena and lemongrass, which is why lime mint may smell familiar even to people who've never grown it.
Source: Kew — Mentha × piperita