15 Live Fish Mint Plants (Houttuynia cordata) - Perennial Asian Herb & Ground Cover

Product Overview

Enhance your garden with 15 live bare root Fish Mint plants (Houttuynia cordata), a perennial herb known for its unique tangy, fish-like flavor and vibrant foliage. This Asian herb doubles as an attractive ground cover with heart-shaped leaves displaying green, red, and purple hues, complemented by delicate white flowers in summer.

Key Features

• Quantity: 15 bare root plants
• Perennial herb and spreading ground cover
• Edible leaves with a distinctive flavor
• Colorful foliage with green, red, and purple accents
• Produces white flowers during summer
• Easy to grow and low-maintenance

Growing Information

Fish Mint thrives in moist, well-draining loamy soil and prefers moderate to heavy watering to maintain consistent moisture. It grows well in full sun to partial shade and is hardy in USDA zones 4-11. The plant grows rapidly once established, reaching heights of 6-12 inches and spreading widely, making it ideal for ground cover or culinary herb gardens.

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.