Corsican Mint – Aromatic Low-Growing Mint Variety Seeds

🌿 Corsican Mint – Aromatic Low-Growing Mint Variety Seeds

Corsican mint — also known as Mini Mint, Creeping Mint, Corsican Mint, and Miniature Mint — is a delicate, bright green and highly aromatic miniature mint species native to Corsica and Sardinia. Its botanical name is Mentha requienii.

This is one of the most fragrant and decorative ground-covering mints, forming a low, dense, fresh green carpet. Corsican mint gives the garden a light menthol aroma that becomes especially noticeable when you touch the plant or walk past it.

Corsican mint creates a beautiful, vivid green cover in gardens, pots, rock gardens, balconies and between paving stones. It is highly appreciated in ornamental gardening because it is non-invasive, reduces weeding, and quickly fills empty spaces.

🌸 Characteristics and Origin

Height: 1–2 cm
Form: very low, dense, bright green carpet
Leaves: tiny, round, tightly packed
Aroma: fresh menthol, strongly released when touched
Ideal places: paving stones, rock gardens, pots, dry or lightly moist areas
Origin: Corsica and Sardinia

🌱 Sowing and Growing

Sowing time: March–June (indoors – year-round)
Germination temperature: +18…22 °C
Germination: 1–8 weeks
Soil: fine, light, well-drained

Sowing:
– scatter seeds on the soil surface — do not cover with soil
– do not sow too densely
– water with a spray bottle
– cover with film, but ventilate regularly

Pricking out:
– prick out at 2–3 true leaves
– handle gently, seedlings may be fragile
– better to prick out slightly later, once stronger

After rooting, the plant grows well in light moisture or dryness, provided the soil drains well.

🌤️ Light

Corsican mint enjoys gentle morning or evening sun, and prefers light shade at midday, avoiding intense heat.

🌿 Placement

Corsican mint grows wonderfully:
– between paving stones
– in rock gardens
– in pots and balcony containers
– in dry or lightly moist garden corners
– as ground cover for plants that do not require constant watering
– in plant groupings and rock garden compositions
– as the only plant in hanging pots, forming a green, aromatic cascade

It fills empty spaces in garden beds, giving a clean and tidy look.

💧 Moisture

Corsican mint does not tolerate waterlogging.
It thrives in lightly moist or dry soil with excellent drainage.

🍃 Companion Plants

Pairs well with:
– thyme
– Irish moss (Sagina subulata)
– chamomile
– fine-leaf sedums
– heucheras
– aubrietas
– sempervivum
– Arabis caucasica
– drought-tolerant ferns
– astilbes (if soil is not wet)
– tiarellas
– lemon balm
– oregano
– bay trees in pots
– citrus plants in pots
– rose plantings
– rock garden compositions

Less suitable with:
– moisture-loving ferns
– plants requiring constant moisture
– aggressive ground covers (vinca, pachysandra)
– full shade locations

🏡 Use in Home & Living

Corsican mint is a delicate, natural and pleasant air freshener.

– The aroma intensifies when touched or brushed against
– Dried in small sachets, it provides a fresh, natural scent and can replace synthetic air fresheners
– Along paths and terraces, it releases fragrance as people walk over it
– In indoor plant compositions, it covers soil and makes pots visually richer
– In kitchens, bathrooms and any light-filled room it adds a soft menthol freshness

Package contains: 10 seeds
Author: Heart Garden Studio