PERUVIAN HUACATAY (LIVE PLANT STARTER)

Limited Quantity – Ships Every Monday

Bring the unmistakable flavor of Peru to your garden with a live Huacatay plant starter, carefully grown at Peruvian Roots Farm and ready to thrive in your home garden.

Huacatay (Tagetes minuta), often called Peruvian black mint, is one of the most treasured herbs in Peruvian cuisine. Its bold, complex flavor combines notes of mint, basil, tarragon, and citrus, creating a taste that is impossible to replicate with any other herb. For generations, it has been the secret ingredient behind iconic dishes such as Ocopa Arequipeña, salsa de huacatay, and traditional Andean recipes.

Fresh Huacatay can be difficult to find outside of Peru, making this plant a must-have for Peruvian families, food lovers, and gardeners looking to grow something truly unique.

What You’re Getting

• One healthy Huacatay starter plant (cluster of plants that may contain 1–5 individual seedlings)
• Grown and started at Peruvian Roots Farm in Mansfield, Ohio
• Plants may be lightly pruned before shipping to encourage healthy growth and safe transit

Plant Details

• Scientific Name: Tagetes minuta
• Common Name: Huacatay, Peruvian Black Mint
• Sunlight: Full Sun (6–8+ hours daily)
• Water: Moderate; prefers well-drained soil
• Growth: Typically reaches 4–5 feet tall during the growing season
• Type: Warm-season annual in most U.S. climates
• Harvest: Leaves can be harvested throughout the season for fresh culinary use

SHIPPING INFORMATION (PLEASE READ)

• Orders are shipped every Monday.

USPS Priority Mail delivery times are estimates only and do not include our farm processing time.

We do not control USPS shipping services, transit delays, or estimated delivery dates provided during checkout.

Live plants are highly sensitive to heat, cold, and extended transit times. Faster shipping greatly increases the likelihood that your plant arrives healthy and unstressed.

IMPORTANT – LIVE PLANT POLICY

• Due to the perishable nature of live plants, all sales are final. We do not accept returns, exchanges, or refunds on live plant orders.

• Once a package has been accepted by the shipping carrier, we are not responsible for delays, rough handling, weather-related damage, lost packages, or plant stress that may occur during transit.

• Customers are responsible for monitoring tracking information and bringing plants indoors immediately upon delivery. Live plants left in mailboxes, on porches, or exposed to extreme temperatures may suffer irreversible damage.

• By purchasing live plants, you acknowledge and accept the risks associated with shipping living plant material.

Our Mission

Peruvian Roots Farm is a small family farm in Mansfield, Ohio, dedicated to preserving and sharing Peruvian traditions through rare seeds, plants, and cultural crops. Every purchase helps us rescue and care for abandoned cats while growing meaningful plants that connect people to their heritage, family memories, and favorite foods.

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