Pennyroyal
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Medicinal and decorative plant for edges and windowsills. This plant helps in regulating menstruation, it is digestive and a stomach tonic, it aliviates flatulence. It is efficient to reduce headaches. As an herbal tea it has relaxing properties. It is used as a natural insecticide. Useful to eliminate pets’ parasites.
Evergreen, aromatic plant of almost 45cm with tiny violet flowers. Little lanceolate leaves. Their aroma is a mix of mint and lemon scents.
Prefers light, organic, rich soils but also fresh and drained soils.
Use
Essential Oil, Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Cosmetic, Cottage garden, Pest-repelling Plants, Herbs garden, Eco-friendly garden, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal
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Description
Good groundcover in gardens. Medicinal plant. Good insecticide plant.
Flowering
| Flowering period | June, July, August, September, Summer |
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| Fragrant | The whole plant |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Mentha pulegium |
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| Wildlife | Bees, Insects |
When to plant?
| Planting period | March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, Spring, Summer, Autumn |
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Where to plant?
| Type of use | Essential Oil, Balcony & Courtyard, Edges, Cosmetic, Cottage garden, Pest-repelling Plants, Herbs garden, Eco-friendly garden, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Baskets & Containers, Medicinal |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil pH | No preference |
| Soil type | No preference |
| Soil moisture | Moist |
| Hardiness | No drought resistant, Hardy |
| Climate zone | Temperate, Temperate areas |
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