How to Buy Wild Mint Plants

Decide which type of mint best suits your purposes. Spearmint and peppermint are available at local garden centers, while wild mountain mint will be available for purchase through a variety of online retailers. Peppermint leaves are often used in cooking, particularly confections and holiday treats, while spearmint, which has a more subtle mint flavor and aroma, is often dried and used in tea.
Wild mint grows rapidly and is a good choice for ground cover. It can quickly invade a space and should only be planted where there is a large area to be covered and where the mint will not interfere with other garden plants.

Visit local garden centers or a farmer's market to purchase spearmint or peppermint, or locate the online retailer you wish to use to purchase your wild mint. Online retailers such as www.fragrantfields.com and www.wildflowerfarm.com offer a variety of wild mint plants.
For convenient access to mint for cooking and drying, grow it indoors in smaller pots on a sunny kitchen windowsill. Choose pots that have holes in the bottom for water drainage and place on old saucers or drip-pans to catch runoff.

Provide your correct shipping address to the online provider, and ensure that someone will be at home to accept the delivery. It is important that you receive the package in a timely fashion, as the wild mint plant should not remain in the packaging for more than 72 hours.

Plant your wild mint in a sunny spot in your garden, mixing in planting soil with garden loam in equal proportions. Mint plants do well in direct sunlight under moist (but not soggy) soil conditions.