Peppermint is as pretty in the garden as it is useful in the kitchen and even medicinally. Harvest often for use in teas, desserts, beverages, dried, and chilled soups. Like all mint, peppermint tends to spread and can take over the garden, this is a perennial.
 
Bright green leaves with minty scent and taste
Harvest often for a bushier plant
Use in tea and other beverages
Good choice for containers, as plant spreads easily and can take over the garden
Tolerates light frost
Light Requirement: Full sun to part shade
Suitable for fall planting