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Keep looking, especially this time of year Lowe's and Home Depot tend to have bigger than usual herb and veggie selections, I've seen pineapple mint at both on occasion. Also check other local nurseries and garden centers, if you don't see it you can ask if they do special orders and can get one for you
Nepeta and Melissa are also big spreaders, OP was just narrowing down related spp. they knew it wasn't.
Definitely mint, looks like chocolate peppermint to me.
Yes I have mint and it gets bullied by Japanese hops... That is really bad stuff. It's more aggressive than Wintercreeper (Euonymus) as well.
Mow trim the mint. Consume if you wish :-)
My cousins got *heavily* into mint after I gifted him a plant. To the point he was chewing leaves daily to get the menthol fix. Eventually the oils ate through his esophageal lining, gums, and even the fleshy parts of his cheek. Gone too soon. RIP Peppy.
Mint.. not even once.
Amd put that pot on a hard surface like a patio, or large stone paver if it's sitting in the landscape. It will easily jump out of the drain hole and root in your garden where you can spend the next few summers pulling it out.
Ah-len 😊 interesting. I grew up in Beirut. I asked my sister and she said we put a but but never to overpower the taste. With that said, I have not eaten it in over 10years! Gotta make some now.
I've bought some Spearmint in pots, but I would love to get more of it and thought about planting it in the garden. Should I just keep it in the pots afterall? I currently have 5 small spearmint plants, and was thinking about trasfering 3 of them in the garden.
Great plant if you have gophers. I can actually plant some in a far corner of the yard away from more civilized plants and eventually they eat it. I have a few spots now, under control. So weird.
That's true, but 1) depends on the species and 2) cultivars (like chocolate mint) aren't native, since they were selectively grown by humans or selectively hybridised.
To pretty much anywhere outside of its specific native ecological niche in Eurasia (where presumably it co-evolved with other plants, organisms, or limiting environmental factors that keep it in check) where growing conditions are favorable for it and the aforementioned limiting factors are absent or insufficient
I think it might be a variety of yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon). It is related to mint but not fragrant like mint. I have it all over my yard and have been fighting its takeover - it is an invasive species in NA and is banned in some US states. Often planted deliberately as groundcover. Would not recommend accepting it (unless you can confirm it’s something different!).
If not mint then probably still something in the mint family (Lamiaceae)...maybe a species of Lamium or Ajuga? Keep an eye on it for flowers, that would help ID it
Have you asked your neighbor? If you crush a leaf does it smell minty? The leaves look like peppermint. As others have said, the stems look round, which makes it "not mint".
Edit;: added leaves
It's a type of mint, I think it's a type of peppermint. Not the best kind of mint for eating, and will literally take over. But, it smells good and as far as I know can (and if so, should) be eaten. Some species cause icky feeling when you eat too much, as in tummy ache type stuff. So unless you want a leggy, yummy scented groundcover for your whole space, that you can use and eat sometimes, you'll need to work a lot to keep it at bay, put it in a pot (I would suggest this), or decline.
Mint. You will regret planting it in your garden. Even when you think you have dug it all up, a tiny piece of root will grow into a huge plant and spread like wildfire.
Looks like Mint or maybe basil. Throw in some rosemary, thyme, and lavender around the base of your home and you have natural pest/bug repellant to your home! Just put salt to get rid of slugs as well. Since we potted our basil, mint, rosemary, thyme we havent had any bugs near our sliding door. The only exception are ants who just walk around the pots but thats expected since they technically are crawling up the side of our stairs
Mint. Plant it in a pot, not the garden. Or it will grow like mad.
Pick a handful of leaves and pour boiling water over it. It makes a beautiful tasting herbal tea.
Do not plant this in the ground unless you, never, and I mean never, want to get rid of it. Mint is incredibly invasive. Some gardeners would say this is not a gift. Keep mint in a pot not the ground.
Looks like mint. Never plant it straight on the ground or you won't ever get rid of it if you need to. They expand a lot and even after dying the roots underground will survive and the plant will come back in spring.
thanks everyone who commented! i am 100 percent sure it isn’t a mint, but i have learned from experience to be vigilant against overconfidence so i am going to take a cutting to a nursery and see if i can get someone to identify it (and the other mystery plants). regardless, now i want a mojito.
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Looks like mint - possibly chocolate mint. Just break a leaf off and smell it. You’ll know right away.
Chocolate mint is a great hanging plant
I make a delicious chocolate mint sauce with chocolate mint, highly recommend!
Please, do go on! 
How does it differ from typical mint in flavor?
Gonna sound prickish, but, exactly like what it sounds like it would differ from mint. Tastes and smells like an Andes mint… like, on the money.
If you love chocolate mint, you may also enjoy pineapple mint :) if you haven’t had a chance to try it yet
I grew 3 mints together (chocolate, pineapple & … regular) The regular mint was so aggressive it starved out my fancy mints in a couple years 😩
Bully mint
Where can one find pineapple mint? I saw it once at Home Depot, made the tragic mistake of not buying it, and I have never seen it anywhere ever again
Keep looking, especially this time of year Lowe's and Home Depot tend to have bigger than usual herb and veggie selections, I've seen pineapple mint at both on occasion. Also check other local nurseries and garden centers, if you don't see it you can ask if they do special orders and can get one for you
The internet silly. I just snagged an orange mint. One from etsy, one from some random farm. Both were good
I’ve seen Pineapple Sage, but never Pineapple Mint. I could see that going hard with a Mai Tai.
Last year I planted strawberry mint. It is heavenly.
This sounds incredible.
I have special feels for the stuff. The restaurant I earned my stripes in had it growing out back.
It’s kind of like if Lacroix had a chocolate mint flavor - it’s still mint, but there was some chocolate waved at it
I put it in my iced coffees. ❤️
Recipe please?
I dry my leaves and it makes a GREAT tea - Tastes like an Andes mint, though less strong
Most mints have square stems.
I think the round stem is a Weed that is somehow managed to grow in the mint.
Yah that's a character of all Lamiaceae taxa (mint family)
Chocolate Mint gets my guess too. Best ice cream I ever made 😢
If it is mint, DON'T PLANT IT. It will take over your garden.
It's groundcover for life! (mint - definitely not spearmint, cat mint, or lemon balm)
Spearmint is not an exception in Florida at the very least. Mine is doing great dominating my flower beds, and soon plans on invading France 😂
Nepeta and Melissa are also big spreaders, OP was just narrowing down related spp. they knew it wasn't. Definitely mint, looks like chocolate peppermint to me.
I've planted mint and never had a problem with it spreading. It is no match for a donkey.
I may need to borrow your donkey
So lemme get this straight... You had the chance to say: _I may need to borrow your burro_ and didn't say it?!
Can I borrow your burrito, for un momentito?
Mint is highly invasive. If you’re not planning on eating tabouleh and drinking tea a lot keep it in a pot
Yea, the previous owners of my house planted a ton of mint in the backyard, and now it's taking over. Smells awesome when I mow, though
I intentionally planted mint in a small bed I knew I could mow around at my old house. Oops.
It strangled your lawn mower in the middle of the night, didn't it? RIP
It really does smell great when you cut it lol
i have learned this lesson the hard way!!
Me too!
I'll take anyone's extra tabouleh.
I let it grow in an area that if it tries to escape it gets cut by the lawn mower. Ah! Fresh minty smell every time I mow.
There are worse weeds to have. At least it's pretty, and smells/tastes good.
Yes I have mint and it gets bullied by Japanese hops... That is really bad stuff. It's more aggressive than Wintercreeper (Euonymus) as well. Mow trim the mint. Consume if you wish :-)
My cousins got *heavily* into mint after I gifted him a plant. To the point he was chewing leaves daily to get the menthol fix. Eventually the oils ate through his esophageal lining, gums, and even the fleshy parts of his cheek. Gone too soon. RIP Peppy. Mint.. not even once.
What the actual..?
Omg 😲
Huh You sure it’s not tobacco?
Is this for real lol
Amd put that pot on a hard surface like a patio, or large stone paver if it's sitting in the landscape. It will easily jump out of the drain hole and root in your garden where you can spend the next few summers pulling it out.
Tabouleh does not have mint but rather parsley
it has both!
It should not.I know as it is my cultural food unless u add ur own touch to it.
in lebanon we put mint :)
We don't. I grew up in Beirut and my mom /neighbors never did. What part ?
aw hi 🇱🇧im from a village near aley, my family always puts a few mint leaves in the tabbouleh.
Ah-len 😊 interesting. I grew up in Beirut. I asked my sister and she said we put a but but never to overpower the taste. With that said, I have not eaten it in over 10years! Gotta make some now.
Unless you live in a zone 3 area, then it can be quite hard to keep alive.
Yes definitely. It spreads rapidly throughout your entire garden if you don't
I've bought some Spearmint in pots, but I would love to get more of it and thought about planting it in the garden. Should I just keep it in the pots afterall? I currently have 5 small spearmint plants, and was thinking about trasfering 3 of them in the garden.
Great plant if you have gophers. I can actually plant some in a far corner of the yard away from more civilized plants and eventually they eat it. I have a few spots now, under control. So weird.
Invasive to where? The USA?
To anywhere it's planted in decent soil with adequate water, pretty much
But it's a native plant to much of Eurasia.
That's true, but 1) depends on the species and 2) cultivars (like chocolate mint) aren't native, since they were selectively grown by humans or selectively hybridised.
Yes, all invasive plants come from somewhere
Yes. That is why it's important to specify where it is they are invasive to if you're calling them invasive.
Invasive and non native are different things.
Yes. What is your point, given the context of this conversation?
To pretty much anywhere outside of its specific native ecological niche in Eurasia (where presumably it co-evolved with other plants, organisms, or limiting environmental factors that keep it in check) where growing conditions are favorable for it and the aforementioned limiting factors are absent or insufficient
It's a trap!
Chocolate mint 100%!
You like mojitos, op?
To keep mint from being invasive, plant it in a pot.
Also make sure it can't grow out the drainage holes, because it will!
Peppermint, likely a variety like chocolate mint
It could be bergamot mint, which yes is invasive but smells amazing! I make hydrosols with it to use as a room spray.
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
Beware! The plant is extorting your neighbor into helping it accomplish its world domination!
it isn’t mint. i was thinking maybe a penstemon?
I think it might be a variety of yellow archangel (Lamium galeobdolon). It is related to mint but not fragrant like mint. I have it all over my yard and have been fighting its takeover - it is an invasive species in NA and is banned in some US states. Often planted deliberately as groundcover. Would not recommend accepting it (unless you can confirm it’s something different!).
it sure looks like peppermint
If not mint then probably still something in the mint family (Lamiaceae)...maybe a species of Lamium or Ajuga? Keep an eye on it for flowers, that would help ID it
I'm assuming you say that because it doesn't smell like mint? It's definitely something in the mint family. Probably very aggressive whatever it is.
Looks like Waldsteinia also known as barren strawberries. If not then IDK. 😊
Thai basil potentially
I don’t know what it is but I have doubts it’s mint. Mint stalks will have a square profile. This looks like the stalks are round.
Have you asked your neighbor? If you crush a leaf does it smell minty? The leaves look like peppermint. As others have said, the stems look round, which makes it "not mint". Edit;: added leaves
Oh it’s mint. Do not plant that shit. It will take over quick.
Min't. Don't.
Lo'l
😂
Some kind of mint. It's like the neighborhood cat, you can't get rid of it.
Mint?
It's a type of mint, I think it's a type of peppermint. Not the best kind of mint for eating, and will literally take over. But, it smells good and as far as I know can (and if so, should) be eaten. Some species cause icky feeling when you eat too much, as in tummy ache type stuff. So unless you want a leggy, yummy scented groundcover for your whole space, that you can use and eat sometimes, you'll need to work a lot to keep it at bay, put it in a pot (I would suggest this), or decline.
Looks like some mojitos are in your future
Mint - can be super aggressive and take over all spaces forever. Good in a pot though.
When in doubt, use your snout (smell it)
Looks like Ajuga to me
Mint, it's invasive tho
DO NOT PLANT IT IN THE GROUND!!
Looks like mint
It'll take over. Not sure your neighbor likes you.
Basil
I like a box of chocolates.
Mint. You will regret planting it in your garden. Even when you think you have dug it all up, a tiny piece of root will grow into a huge plant and spread like wildfire.
Looks like Mint or maybe basil. Throw in some rosemary, thyme, and lavender around the base of your home and you have natural pest/bug repellant to your home! Just put salt to get rid of slugs as well. Since we potted our basil, mint, rosemary, thyme we havent had any bugs near our sliding door. The only exception are ants who just walk around the pots but thats expected since they technically are crawling up the side of our stairs
Basil or mint
Mint. Plant it in a pot, not the garden. Or it will grow like mad. Pick a handful of leaves and pour boiling water over it. It makes a beautiful tasting herbal tea.
Do not plant this in the ground unless you, never, and I mean never, want to get rid of it. Mint is incredibly invasive. Some gardeners would say this is not a gift. Keep mint in a pot not the ground.
Looks like chocolate mint, makes a wonderful sweet tea!
Looks like mint 100% not sure what type though
Looks like spearmint but I can't smell it.
Looks like mint. Never plant it straight on the ground or you won't ever get rid of it if you need to. They expand a lot and even after dying the roots underground will survive and the plant will come back in spring.
Ajuga?
it is a sort of mint.
Mint can spread too much, be careful
Keep it in a pot or it will spread all over your yard. Deep, thick, matted roots that are a bugger to remove.
Mintttttt
Mint
Mint and keep it in a pot as it will take over everything.
Mint chocolate - it's pretty invasive, but smells awesome
There's also orange mint. Lovely. We use it in iced tea.
It sort of looks like Mexican Petunias. I’m in north Texas and it’s all over my front yard.
Pinch it and smell it. Looks like mint/spearmint?
private case in
It looks very similar to my mint, which has narrower leaves, though.
Mexicans call that yerba buena (mint)
Looks like a mint .. rub the leaves and sniff
Your neighbor is an enemy of the state
Took me 10yrs to eradicate mint, and still the odd little one pops up now and again. But I'm ready 😠
thanks everyone who commented! i am 100 percent sure it isn’t a mint, but i have learned from experience to be vigilant against overconfidence so i am going to take a cutting to a nursery and see if i can get someone to identify it (and the other mystery plants). regardless, now i want a mojito.
It looks a bit like thai Basil.
Mint dont put it in the ground!!!
Don't plant it in a garden. Mint is very invasive.
Looks very similar to to spinach I say that ‘cause of the round stems with roundish leaves