Mint Seeds

Mint Seeds for Planting: Spearmint, Licorice Mint, and Lemon Mint

A pot of fresh mint by the kitchen door is one of the best small upgrades you can make to a garden. Our collection of mint seeds includes classic spearmint for tea, mojitos, and sauces, plus two aromatic mint-family relatives with their own personalities: Korean Licorice Mint and Lemon Mint. Starting from seed costs a fraction of what nursery plants do, and it gives you a whole patch of fragrant plants from a single packet. Two of the three varieties here are container-friendly, which is handy for a plant that likes to roam.

Mint Seed Varieties: Spearmint, Korean Licorice Mint, and Lemon Mint

Spearmint is the true mint of the group, a perennial with bright, sweet flavor that works in drinks, salads, and sauces. It spreads by runners, so it's best kept in a pot or a bed edge where it can't take over. Korean Licorice Mint, also called agastache or hyssop, is a perennial relative with large, anise-scented leaves and tall spikes of purple-lavender flowers that bloom for months and draw bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. It grows in tidy clumps rather than spreading. Lemon Mint is an annual with lemon-scented foliage and pretty purple blooms, a good pick for tea blends and pollinator beds. Mixing the three gives you flavor in the kitchen and flowers in the garden from a single order.

Planting Mint Seeds: Light, Patience, and a Warm Spot

Growing mint from seed takes a light touch. The seeds are tiny and need light to germinate, so press them onto the surface of moist soil or seed starting mix and don't cover them. Keep the surface evenly moist, and expect sprouts in about two to three weeks, a bit longer for Korean Licorice Mint. Start indoors about eight to ten weeks before your last frost, or sow outdoors once frost has passed, and thin seedlings as they develop their first true leaves. Most listings show 61 to 90 days to maturity, so give them time to fill out before you start harvesting heavily. The Seedtime garden planning software builds a planting calendar around your frost dates, and the layout planner helps you decide where mint should sit so it stays contained and out of the way of other crops.

Buy Mint Seeds Online with One Shipping Charge

When you buy mint seeds online here, you can add seeds from multiple suppliers to the same order and pay one flat shipping charge, or qualify for free standard shipping on Seedtime-fulfilled orders of $49 or more to the lower 48 states. Paid Seedtime members get 20% off seed packets marked "Fulfilled by Seedtime" and 5% off everything else in the store. You can start planning for free, and if you want unlimited calendars and layouts along with those store discounts, compare Seedtime's plans to find the right fit. Whether you want a single packet of mint seeds for planting or a few mint seed packets for a whole herb bed, it all ships together.