Quality Grown Herb Plants for Culinary, Medicinal, and Fragrance use.
mint, morrocan |
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latin name: mentha zone: 4 type: perennial light: full sun or partial shade height: 18”? description: Has green foliage with attractive white flowers. Vigorous grower. harvest: Pick leaves before the plant flowers, or after it has been cut back and plant has started to regrow. Leaves can then be used fresh or dry and used later in hot or cold mint teas. Cut back vigorously if it starts to flower to promote new growth. culinary notes: Leaves – fresh or dried are used to make a delightful tea. Mint teas are very soothing and have medicinal value. Used for Moroccan Mint Tea. Use in culinary recipes from mint sauce to chopped up and put in salads. tip: Mints are notorious for spreading and becoming very invasive. To prevent that from happening – plant mint in a large black nursery pot. Cut out the bottom of the pot and bury the pot into the ground except for the top 1-2”. |
