15 Live Bare Root Fish Mint Plants - Houttuynia Cordata Edible Asian Herb & Ground Cover

Product Overview

Receive 15 live bare root Fish Mint plants (Houttuynia cordata), a unique perennial herb known for its edible qualities and fast-spreading growth habit. This Asian herb is popular in Vietnamese, Chinese, and Southeast Asian cuisine, offering a distinctive fishy aroma and flavor. The plants feature heart-shaped foliage and produce small white flowers in late spring to early summer.

Key Features

• 15 live bare root Fish Mint plants ready for planting
• Edible herb widely used in traditional Asian cooking
• Fast-spreading ground cover with attractive heart-shaped leaves
• Small white flowers bloom in spring
• Thrives in moist soil and partial shade
• Suitable for rain gardens, pond edges, containers, and herbal gardens

Growing Information

Fish Mint prefers damp soil conditions and partial shade, making it ideal for moist garden areas such as pond margins or rain gardens. This perennial spreads quickly to fill in spaces, requiring minimal maintenance once established. Its moisture-loving nature helps it thrive in environments where other plants may struggle.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.