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Despite the fact that most recipes and even grocery stores refer to mint as if it’s a single herb, there are over 15 types of mint, including spearmint, peppermint, orange mint, and apple mint.
Spearmint leaves are infused in water to make spearmint tea. Spearmint is an ingredient of Maghrebi mint tea. Grown in the mountainous regions of Morocco, this variety of mint possesses a clear, pungent, but mild aroma. [36] Spearmint is an ingredient in several cocktails, such as the mojito and mint julep.
Peppermint (Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. [1] Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, [2] the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. [3] It is occasionally found in the wild with its parent species. [3] [4]
Mentha, also known as mint (from Greek μίνθα míntha, [2] Linear B mi-ta [3]), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. [4] It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear.
Mentha × gracilis (syn. Mentha × gentilis L.; syn. Mentha cardiaca (S.F. Gray) Bak.) is a hybrid mint species within the genus Mentha, a sterile hybrid between Mentha arvensis (cornmint) and Mentha spicata (native spearmint). It is cultivated for its essential oil, used to flavour spearmint chewing gum. [1]
Here’s everything you need to know about growing mountain mint plants in your garden. Where to Plant Mountain Mint. Mountain mint grows best in full to partial sun in USDA Zones 4-8.
It can be used as an edible herb (like spearmint or peppermint) [13] and to make a herbal tea. [8] The cultivated variety known as eau de Cologne mint or bergamot mint is used to produce mentha citrata oil, also known as bergamot mint oil, an ingredient used in perfumery [9] [14] (not to be confused with bergamot essential oil). [citation needed]
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