- You will get 20 Seeds of Mexican Mint Mosquito Insect Repellent Marigold Herb Medicinal Non-Gmo Herb Seeds. - Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt. - Sunlight: Full Sun, Medium Sun. - Watering: Medium. - Cultivating Difficulty: Easy. - Our Non-GMO heirloom Mexican Mint is reported to repel a huge range of insects, including the pesky mosquito! - Mexican Mint is a wonderful culinary and medicinal herb that has numerous uses. - It is a tender perennial and can be grown year around by northern gardeners if treated as a houseplant. - The leaves of Mexican Mint have an excellent flavor that is like a cross between tarragon and anise. As a result, it is a favored culinary herb of many gourmet chefs. - It has a sort of upright, bushy habit that produces a lot of yellow blooms in late summer or early fall depending on where grown. The blooms literally appear like a blanket over this plant and give it a nice ornamental appearance. - As a result of its floriferous nature, Mexican Mint is used as a pollen source by many pollinators including bees and butterflies and will help to balance your landscape or garden ecosystem. - The fresh or dried leaves are used as a Tarragon substitute in a variety of dishes including soups and meats. - The dried portion of the plant can, supposedly, be used as incense to ward off insects like mosquitoes and other obnoxious creatures. - The flowers can also be used as a dye because of their deep yellow color. In addition, there are reports that the dried flowers have an antimicrobial effect!