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Ecological relationships
Who uses this plant?
32CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY
Genus host records with ranges including KY · Mentha
- Amphipyra pyramidoidesMiranda Underwing, Copper Underwing, Copper Amphipyra
- Anterastria teratophoraGrey Marvel, White Spotted Jaspidia
- Argyrogramma verrucaGolden Looper
- Autographa precationisCommon Looper Moth
- Choristoneura rosaceanaOblique-Banded Leafroller Moth, Rosaceous Leaf Roller
- Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
- Diachrysia aereoidesDark-Spotted Looper Moth
- Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
- Elophila obliteralisWaterlily Leafcutter Moth
- Endothenia hebesanaVerbena Bud Moth
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- Euplexia benesimilisAmerican Angle Shades
- Fumibotys fumalisMint Root Borer
- Hahncappsia mancalisCommon Hahncappsia
- Haploa leconteiLeconte's Haploa
- Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
- Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
- Lintneria eremitusHermit Sphinx
- Nematocampa resistariaFilament Bearer, Horned Spanworm Moth
- Pyrausta acrionalisMint-Loving Pyrausta
- Pyrausta laticlaviaSouthern Purple Mint Moth
- Pyrausta orphisalisOrange Mint Moth, Orange Spotted Pyrausta
- Rachiplusia ouGray Looper
- Sparganothis sulfureanaSparganothis Fruitworm Moth, Sulfur Leafroller, False Yellow-Head
- Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
- Spoladea recurvalisHawaiian Beet Webworm
- Strymon melinusGray Hairstreak
- Synchlora aerataWavy-Lined Emerald, Camouflaged Looper
- Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
- Udea rubigalisCelery Leaftier
- Vanessa carduiPainted Lady, Cosmopolite
- Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer
- Xestia dolosaGreater Black-Letter Dart, Greater Spotted Cutworm
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimGrowing and identification
Plant details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 5a–9b
- Soil pH
- Neutral
- Flower color
- Pink or purple
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “Pink or purple” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Hardiness · “Zones 5a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Height · “1–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Leaves · “Deciduous” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil · “Moist; Occasionally wet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH · “Neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Spread · “1–2 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Peppermint
Conservation status
| Kentucky rank | Not available |
|---|---|
| Global rank | GNA |
| KY status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
Sources
- tnky_atlas
- usda
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications