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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
Pear mint sits between apple mint and the more overtly fruity varieties — the scent is soft and rounded, a gentle pear-like sweetness without the candy-like quality some fruit mints lean into. If you find banana or berries-and-cream mint too sweet, pear mint is the moderate option in the fruit mint family. Easy to grow, pleasant in tea, and one of the more understated varieties in the collection.
Ships bare root from our Vermont field.
Botanical name:Mentha suaveolens cultivar
Flavor / Scent: Soft, sweet pear with gentle mint
Best for: Tea, light drinks, garnish
USDA Zones: 5–9
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 18–24 in
Spread: Moderate via rhizome
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Pear-scented mint varieties are typically selections within the Mentha suaveolens group (apple mint relatives) or hybrid crosses involving that species. The pear scent perception comes largely from ester compounds — particularly isoamyl acetate and ethyl hexanoate — also responsible for the pear aroma in Williams pears and some wines. The same compound class creates banana, apple, and other fruit aromas across many different plant families, explaining why this cluster of fruity mints is so botanically interrelated even when they smell quite different from one another.
Source: Kew — Mentha suaveolens
3 live bare root plants with 5–6" stems Field grown in Brattleboro, Vermont Washed clean of soil, mailed in moist medium
Pear mint sits between apple mint and the more overtly fruity varieties — the scent is soft and rounded, a gentle pear-like sweetness without the candy-like quality some fruit mints lean into. If you find banana or berries-and-cream mint too sweet, pear mint is the moderate option in the fruit mint family. Easy to grow, pleasant in tea, and one of the more understated varieties in the collection.
Ships bare root from our Vermont field.
Botanical name:Mentha suaveolens cultivar
Flavor / Scent: Soft, sweet pear with gentle mint
Best for: Tea, light drinks, garnish
USDA Zones: 5–9
Light: Full sun to part shade
Height: 18–24 in
Spread: Moderate via rhizome
Free Shipping
Pear-scented mint varieties are typically selections within the Mentha suaveolens group (apple mint relatives) or hybrid crosses involving that species. The pear scent perception comes largely from ester compounds — particularly isoamyl acetate and ethyl hexanoate — also responsible for the pear aroma in Williams pears and some wines. The same compound class creates banana, apple, and other fruit aromas across many different plant families, explaining why this cluster of fruity mints is so botanically interrelated even when they smell quite different from one another.
Source: Kew — Mentha suaveolens