Mint Black Pepper

Available for Plant National Delivery and Click & Collect

£2.59

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Available for Plant National Delivery and Click & Collect

Description

A delightful mint with a beautiful purply / black leaf, especially good for making tea as it is said to be stronger than the white variety.


Recognised to be an excellent attractant and nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.



  • Hardy perennial.

  • Reaches (50 cm) tall.

  • Purplish brown leaves.

  • Strong peppermint flavour.

  • Likes a sunny position.

  • Prefers a moist (but not wet) soil.

  • We recommend restricting the growth of this plant as it is invasive.

  • Flowers Aug – Oct with pretty pinky flowers.


  • Culinary Uses

  • Great for making tea.

  • Good addition to salads.

  • Good for flavouring sweet, gum or ice-cream.

  • Can be dried.


  • Medicinal Uses

  • Thought to be stronger than white peppermint for medicinal uses.

  • Tea can be good for treating fever.

  • Helps headaches.

  • Can aid digestive disorders (especially flatulence!)

  • Has antiseptic and antibacterial properties.

  • As a lotion can reduce sensitivity.

  • Can be used as a chest rub for respiratory problems.

  • Taken in excess can cause abortion.


  • Other Uses

  • Can be used for pot pourri.

  • Good insect repellent.

  • Good at deterring rats!

  • Should deter deer.

OUR DELIVERY OPTIONS

Please note, this is a general guide, please see individual products for options that are available for that product.

Click & Collect

We now offer FREE Click and Collect on all products, within 1 hour*.

National Delivery

National Delivery is available on a great range from our online collection to most addresses in the UK. On these orders we will use the Royal Mail Tracked 48 Hour service.
National Delivery is charged at £4.99 per order.

For orders including plants there will be a charge of £6.99 per order. We will use the Royal Mail Tracked 24 for these items.

Please note: not all products are available for National Delivery and any restricted products will be available for Local Delivery or Click & Collect only.

Local Delivery

Local Delivery is available for a selection of our products. This selection includes all Furniture, BBQs, Compost, Aggregates, Christmas Trees and any product that is particularly large or heavy. This includes all plants purchased in-store.
All local deliveries with our couriers will take place up to 15miles from our store. Furniture and BBQs can be delivered up to 30miles from our store.
Delivery charges vary and will be calculated at checkout.

Our delivery day is currently Saturdays. Cut off time 11.45pm Thursday.

Desser Furniture

Delivery for Desser conservatory furniture is 8 – 12 weeks. Desser will contact customers with a delivery date nearer the time.

Returns

For returning goods purchased in-store, please see our full returns policy.

We will arrange all returns, unless specified. For Local Delivery, we will arrange for the couriers to collect the goods. For National Delivery we will arrange a tracked postage with Royal Mail, including collection if required. We will communicate with you for any arrangements made, via telephone or email.

  • For all damaged or faulty products, or where information was misleading before purchase, you will not be charged for return postage.
  • For all orders that are returned due to ‘change of mind’, you will be charged for the cost of return. This will be the same and most reasonable cost of delivery from your original purchase based on the returned product. The cost of return will be deducted from your refund amount.

Refunds will be processed once goods have been received by Woburn Sands Emporium. All products must be returned in their original packaging to be accepted for a refund or exchange. Products that are not faulty or damaged must be received in a resalable condition.

Please look at our Delivery and Returns page here for further information.