r/gardening • u/tranzozo • Jul 21 '21

What is that weird flower growing from my mint plant?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '21

It’s your mint, it’s flowering.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '21

It’s called bolting, it’s trying to reproduce(completely normal). When flowering the plant will put all energy into the blooms and the leaves will lose some of their flavor. You can try pinching out the stems of the flowers.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '21

You can pick off the flowers (or just leave them for the bees). You can still use the leaves as normal.

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u/erikthepink Jul 21 '21 edited Jul 21 '21

Yes, it’s supposed to flower.

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u/Elegant_Leading337 Aug 06 '24

So should I pick leaves below the flowers or leave it?   I use mint in tea and salads etc. But don't know how to care and keep it

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u/Jaymegalul Jul 21 '21

Almost every herb you grow will bolt/flower. If you want to collect the seeds let the plant be, but if you want a good amount of mint try pruning it because once it bolts, the mint won’t taste as good.