Common Mint Bush

Mint with its bright sharp wake you up flavor is one of the easiest and quickest herb plants you can grow.

Common mint bush. Its fresh green leaves add a tangy punch to fruit salads ice cream sherbet and brewed hot tea. Here s a guide to growing and caring for your mint plant. However it is very useful as a flavorful culinary herb and the plants can certainly be grown without much care. It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist.

Mint left to its own devices will spread quickly and become a nuisance. Prostanthera minty native mint bush a small to medium dense shrub with highly aromatic foliage continuously releasing a mint essence into the atmosphere. Be sure to smell it too since many species of the family are loaded with aromatic volatile oils. Mint is the name for over a dozen plant species including peppermint and spearmint that belong to the genus mentha.

Since mint spreads quickly choose location carefully possibly with a growth barrier. Lamiaceae plants of the mint family also known as labiatae if you pick a plant with a distinctly square stalk and simple opposite leaves then it is very likely a member of the mint family. Cuneata is a small evergreen shrub with tiny glossy rounded leaves which are highly aromatic. Alpine mint bush other common names alpine mint bush family lamiaceae genus prostanthera are bushy evergreen shrubs with small dark green highly aromatic leaves and terminal panicles or.

To prevent the spread of leaf diseases water the soil and not the foliage. Water deeply once in a while rather than watering the plants lightly more often. A lavish display of violet flowers all but hides the soft leaves throughout spring and early summer attracting butterflies and small insect eating birds. Mentha also known as mint from greek μίνθα míntha linear b mi ta is a genus of plants in the family lamiaceae mint family.

Hybridization occurs naturally where some species range overlap. Life in the australian outback can be tough where the hot sun beats down all day long and water drains quickly from the ground but australian mint bush prostanthera rotundifolia has learned to. The exact distinction between species is unclear. Just try to choose a spot where you will not.

Most types of mint require the same or similar growing conditions. They like full sun to partial shade and most prefer moist but well draining soil. These plants are particularly known for the cooling sensation they impart. Mint has multiple uses.