Mints Species!:
Mentha citrata - Bergamot Mint
Mentha × gracilis - Ginger Mint
Mentha × piperita - Chocolate Mint (steril hybrid)
Mentha niliaca - Egyptian Mint
Mentha spicata - Spearmint
Mentha × piperita - Peppermint
Mentha spicata var. crispa - Curly Mint
Mentha arvensis - Banana Mint
*Mentha longifolia subsp. schimperi - Eastern Mint
Others in the Lamiaceae family:
Nepeta reichenbachiana - Cat Mint
Clinopodium douglasii - Yerba Buena (Cal. Native)
Clinopodium chandleri - San Miguel Savory (Cal. Native)
Pycnanthemum californicum - California Mountain mint (Cal. Native)
Pictures coming soon!
*I spent months trying to track down the exact species name of this mint. I cloned it from a plant in my friends yard and discovered that it is fairly rare and originates from somewhere in the Middle East. It has a very intense, almost pungent minty sent. It is quite prolific, as is common to most mints, so I keep it in a pot. It's flowers are white to light light purple and grow on a 3 to 4 pronged spike inflorescence. Very popular with the bees.
Mentha citrata - Bergamot Mint
Mentha × gracilis - Ginger Mint
Mentha × piperita - Chocolate Mint (steril hybrid)
Mentha niliaca - Egyptian Mint
Mentha spicata - Spearmint
Mentha × piperita - Peppermint
Mentha spicata var. crispa - Curly Mint
Mentha arvensis - Banana Mint
*Mentha longifolia subsp. schimperi - Eastern Mint
Others in the Lamiaceae family:
Nepeta reichenbachiana - Cat Mint
Clinopodium douglasii - Yerba Buena (Cal. Native)
Clinopodium chandleri - San Miguel Savory (Cal. Native)
Pycnanthemum californicum - California Mountain mint (Cal. Native)
Pictures coming soon!
*I spent months trying to track down the exact species name of this mint. I cloned it from a plant in my friends yard and discovered that it is fairly rare and originates from somewhere in the Middle East. It has a very intense, almost pungent minty sent. It is quite prolific, as is common to most mints, so I keep it in a pot. It's flowers are white to light light purple and grow on a 3 to 4 pronged spike inflorescence. Very popular with the bees.
