1, pepper mint, the flower spike is purple, the foliage is relatively spreading. 2, apple mint, the leaves are rounded, will give off the fragrance of apples. 3, pineapple mint, the appearance of the green and slender, often used as an ornamental plant. 4, Pulley mint, multi-branched, heat and cold resistance. 5, the green mint, the stem erect, the whorl was born on the top of the stem and the branching of the umbrella.
Introduction to the varieties of mint
1, Peppermint
Peppermint flower spikes are purple, the foliage is more spreading, the leaf color is bright green to dark green, the reticulate veins are sunken, the height of the plant is 30-90 centimeters, and the plant has a fragrant, cool flavor, suitable for cold or stir-fried vegetables.
2, apple mint
Apple mint whole plant is covered with fluff, the height of the plant is 60-90 cm, the leaves are round, because the leaves will emit the flavor of apple, so this mint is called apple mint.
3, pineapple mint
Pineapple mint leaves opposite, oval to round in shape, dark green in color, with a wide creamy white spot on the edge of the leaf, the height of the plant is between 10-50 cm, the appearance of green and slender, often used as an ornamental plant.
4, Prunus mint
Prunus mint multi-branched, short-stalked stems and leaves, leaves are ovoid or ovate, both sides are puberulent, flowers for the whorl, the corolla is bright rose-red, purple or white, the plant's heat resistance and cold resistance is strong.
5, green mint
The stems of green mint are erect, the leaf blades are ovate-oblong or oblong-lanceolate, the apex is acute, the base broadly cuneate to nearly rounded, the margins are sharp and irregularly serrated, the whorls are born at the top of the stems and branches.