Mint Common

Mentha viridis

Long, oval shaped, lush green leaves, white flowers with intensely sweet mint fragrance.

Growing Tips: Mints require open soil with summer moisture.  Given these conditions they can run away so should be planted where this is desired or in large pots. Will grow in low light positions.

Position: Part to Full sun

Height: 45cm Width: Spreading

Lifespan: Perennial

Use: The leaf, fresh or dried, is the culinary source of mint. Fresh mint is usually preferred over dried mint when storage of the mint is not a problem. The leaves have a pleasant warm, fresh, aromatic, sweet flavor with a cool aftertaste. Mint leaves are used in teas, beverages, jellies, syrups, candies, and ice creams. Mint was originally used as a medicinal herb to treat stomach ache and chest pains, and it is commonly used in the form of tea as a home remedy to help alleviate stomach pain. During the Middle Ages, powdered mint leaves were used to whiten teeth.

Harvest: Harvest regularly