Pineapple Mint
About Pineapple Mint
Pineapple Mint is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Pineapple Mint likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Taxonomy
Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'
Mentha
Lamiaceae
Lamiales
How to care for Pineapple Mint
How often to water your Pineapple Mint
Pineapple Mint needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Pineapple Mint in your home
Pineapple Mint love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Pineapple Mint does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Pineapple Mint in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Pineapple Mint
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Pineapple Mint after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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What is this bug that it has? It resembles a 🐛 but I’m unsure as to what it is exactly. So far it appears to only be in my spearmint, but I’m afraid it might spread. I’m gonna distance it from my other plants just in case. Any tips? #Spearmint #PestControl
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Does anyone know if Apple Mint and Spearmint are one and the same, or are they just really closely related? The only way I can tell the difference between Apple Mint and Spearmint is the leaves. They smell and taste the same to me. #AppleMint
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i didn’t even know mint had flowers 😳
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More pest help pls🙃 UPDATE: adding more photos since I found patient-zero, my moms zucchini plant is covered in them🙃 thankfully after a hefty dose of cinnamon I haven’t found any more on my own plants, although im still convinced im finding new bite marks on my echeveria. Very similar looking to flea beetles but I can’t get them to jump. Spotted this lil guy on my mint today who I never would’ve noticed if he wasn’t moving. I’ve been concerned about spider mites recently, is that what this is? Or Is anybody able to ID what this is & recommend some treatment/protection for my other plants? I couldn’t find others anywhere but it’s so small I wouldn’t doubt there’s more hiding. #PestControl #WhatsThisBug
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My leaves are turning yellow. What does that mean? #Watermint
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Springtails and green worms :( Any advice? I just removed a lot of dead leaves from my plant as well. Tried a fertilizer with an insecticide and ladybugs. There’s just so many. #Spearmint
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Why does it look so different? #AppleMint hi, my mint has a growth on the side that barely has leaves and wondering what that is and if I should do anything to it? Thank you in advance
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Hi everyone! I just noticed these little dots on my mint. What are they? #AppleMint
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Anyone got any advice? I’m trying to germinate some Spearmint seeds and I heard they’re a hassle. Is there anything I could do to increase my chances of them germinating?
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#Transplant #SundayDreaming Transplanted my mint today! I found this cute light blue pot at the thrift. It’s bigger and has drainage for my mint! Before and after⬇️
Care Summary for Pineapple Mint
Pineapple Mint
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.