"laxiflora" - 1 õppematerjal

Mint (metha x piperita)

underground and overground stolons and erect, square, branched stems. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. Leaf colors range from dark green and gray-green to purple, blue, and sometimes pale yellow. The flowers are white to purple. • Most mints grow best in wet environments and moist soils. Mints will grow 10–120 cm tall and can spread over an indeterminate area.  Species •Mentha aquatica – water mint, marsh •Mentha laxiflora – forest mint mint •Mentha longifolia (syn. Mentha •Mentha arvensis – corn mint, wild sylvestris) – horse mint mint, Japanese peppermint, field mint, •Mentha piperita – peppermint banana mint •Mentha pulegium – pennyroyal •Mentha asiatica – Asian mint •Mentha requienii – Corsican mint •Mentha australis – Australian mint •Mentha sachalinensis – garden mint