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Herb - Mint Pineapple
Herb - Mint Pineapple
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DESCRIPTION: This culinary herb is also great as an ornamental plant; rounded, crinkled, rich green foliage; white flower spikes in mid-summer to early fall; great in containers and herb gardens; guard against rapid invasiveness by using container in the ground.
BOTANICAL NAME: Mentha suaveolens
OTHER NAMES: Woolly Mint, Pineapple Mint, Round-leaved Mint
GROUP/CLASS:
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 45 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 60 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
FLOWER COLOUR: White
FLOWERING TIME: Summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Olive green
COLD HARDINESS: Annual
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Edible
Edible Qualities
Apple Mint is an annual herb that is typically grown for its edible qualities, although it does have ornamental merits as well. The fragrant pointy green leaves are usually harvested from late spring to early fall. The leaves have a minty taste and a pleasant fragrance.
The leaves are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Cooking
- Seasoning
- Tea
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