There are more than 500 species of mint, but there are 12 species in China. The most famous ones are peppermint and peppermint, and the rest are apple mint, orange mint, perfume mint, etc. most of them are named after their unique aroma. Here are some brief introductions and pictures of common peppermint.
Common varieties of peppermint peppermint: perennial perennial herb with plant height of 30 ~ 90cm, purple flower ears, flat leaf surface, fresh green to dark green leaf color, sinking reticulate veins, deep and sharp serrations on leaf edges, and obvious Mint smell. It has fragrant and cool taste. The leaves can be used as vegetables, cold and fried. They are widely used to make tea in Europe.
Apple Mint: the whole plant is covered with fluff. The leaves are round and have the smell of apple. Therefore, it is named. The plant height is 60 ~ 90cm.
Peppermint: the flower spike is white, light fragrance, obvious leaf veins, and the plant height is 60 ~ 100 cm.
Peppermint: the flower spike is pink, sensitive to cold, and the plant height is 10 ~ 40 cm.
Pineapple Mint: opposite leaves, oval to round, dark green, with wide milky white spots on the leaf edge. Because of its beautiful appearance, it is often used for viewing. The plant height is 10 ~ 50cm.
Lemon perfume Mint: also known as Melissa officinalis, plant height of 50~80 centimeters, perennial herb, very cold resistant and easy to grow, flowers and leaves used to make tea, relax, help sleep and promote digestion function.
Grapefruit Mint: large leaves with white fluff. The smell is lighter than chocolate mint, with clear fragrance.
Peppermint
Knowledge expansion
Although Mint is a kind of plain flower, its taste is refreshing and refreshing. It seeps into the skin from every pore, and every cell in the body is very comfortable. It is a very happy feeling, which will give a trace of comfort to those who have lost it. Therefore, the flower language of mint is "wish to meet you again" and "love me again". In addition, it also has a flower language "Virtue", which represents all kinds of good virtues of people
Apple mint
Pineapple MINT