Variegated Mint

Variegated mint

I am not sure what variegated mint is, but that's what I picked up from the nursery at the size you see here. I haven't put it into a large container because I've read that mint grows like crazy (weed-like) if not contained. I don't want it to have an adverse affect on my other plants, and I have a limited amount of space, so I moved it up to a container that was twice as big as the one it came in but still isn't very big.


I noticed on June 22 that a lot of the leaves have holes in them. Is something feeding on my mint? Or did I buy it this way? I'm not sure, but I think my plant is being munched. I munched a leaf myself, and it definitely tastes like peppermint, not spearamint. I thought I'd like peppermint better, and maybe I will for mint tea, but I can't use these leaves in mojitos. Yes--I bought a mint plant so I could make mojitos with fresh mint. Frankly, I don't know what else I'd use it for.

One interesting thing about this plant is that it gets thirsty very quickly. It wilts to the point where it looks completely dead, but after watering it the plant looks completely normal again within an hour.

Update: Variegated mint died within a month. Perhaps whatever was munching on it killed it.