My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope
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On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:30:20 -0500, Penelope Periwinkle
wrote:

My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope

I think it's spearmint that you want.

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:
My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope

Menthe cordifolia (Mentha cordifolia) and Menta spicata (spearmint) are the
same species. Spearmint is the common or garden mint or if you prefer "just
plain mint".

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRp...h_value=516994
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MESP3

GreenieLeBrun wrote:
Penelope Periwinkle wrote:
My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope

Menthe cordifolia (Mentha cordifolia) and Menta spicata (spearmint)
are the same species. Spearmint is the common or garden mint or if
you prefer "just plain mint".

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRp...h_value=516994
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MESP3

Opps! that should read Mentha spicata not Menta spicata

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:
My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope


"Just plain mint" would be spearmint. (You don't have to tell your mother
that.) HTH :-)

Bob

In article ,
zxcvbob wrote:

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:
My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope


"Just plain mint" would be spearmint. (You don't have to tell your mother
that.) HTH :-)

Bob

Seconded... ;-)
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On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:38:58 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

In article ,
zxcvbob wrote:

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:
My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope


"Just plain mint" would be spearmint. (You don't have to tell your mother
that.) HTH :-)

Bob

Seconded... ;-)

Yeah, but my mother specifically said she doesn't want spearmint. So,
I'm back to square one. I'm thinking the _Mentha Arvensis_ is what she
wants. Hmmm, a quick google turns up wild mint, field mint, or corn
mint as common names.

http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueop...nsis_page.html

I think you all for clarifying that spearmint is common mint.



Penelope
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You have proven yourself to be the most malicious,
classless person that I've encountered in years.
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In article ,
Penelope Periwinkle wrote:

On Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:38:58 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

In article ,
zxcvbob wrote:

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:
My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope


"Just plain mint" would be spearmint. (You don't have to tell your mother
that.) HTH :-)

Bob

Seconded... ;-)

Yeah, but my mother specifically said she doesn't want spearmint. So,
I'm back to square one. I'm thinking the _Mentha Arvensis_ is what she
wants. Hmmm, a quick google turns up wild mint, field mint, or corn
mint as common names.

http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueop...nsis_page.html

I think you all for clarifying that spearmint is common mint.



Penelope

Lie babe.

It works.
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Peace, Om

Remove _ to validate e-mails.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:09:52 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

...

"Just plain mint" would be spearmint. (You don't have to tell your mother
that.) HTH :-)

Seconded... ;-)

Yeah, but my mother specifically said she doesn't want spearmint. So,
I'm back to square one. I'm thinking the _Mentha Arvensis_ is what she
wants. Hmmm, a quick google turns up wild mint, field mint, or corn
mint as common names.

http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueop...nsis_page.html

I think you all for clarifying that spearmint is common mint.
...
Lie babe.

It works.

The cat would sorta be out of the bag when she tasted it. She knows
what flavor she wants, she just doesn't know which mint produces it.


Penelope
--
You have proven yourself to be the most malicious,
classless person that I've encountered in years.
- "pointed"

Penelope Periwinkle wrote:
On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:09:52 -0600, Omelet
wrote:

...

"Just plain mint" would be spearmint. (You don't have to tell your mother
that.) HTH :-)

Seconded... ;-)
Yeah, but my mother specifically said she doesn't want spearmint. So,
I'm back to square one. I'm thinking the _Mentha Arvensis_ is what she
wants. Hmmm, a quick google turns up wild mint, field mint, or corn
mint as common names.

http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueop...nsis_page.html

I think you all for clarifying that spearmint is common mint.
...
Lie babe.

It works.

The cat would sorta be out of the bag when she tasted it. She knows
what flavor she wants, she just doesn't know which mint produces it.


Penelope


Is there a health food store nearby that sells bulk herbs? Buy some
dried spearmint, apple mint, and bee balm (also called bergamot), and
let your mom try them and see which is closest. (I bet it's the
spearmint or the bee balm)

If you are really luck, they will have spearmint that is just labeled
"mint". ;-)

Bob

Well, I do agree with the many others who have said just plain mint is
spearmint.

If that just won't do for mom, then take a look at the varities listed
at Richters. Perhaps one of those descriptions will point you and mom
to what she wants. I've ordered from them with great success.

http://tinyurl.com/ymapce

marcella

Marcella Peek wrote:

Well, I do agree with the many others who have said just plain mint is
spearmint.

If that just won't do for mom, then take a look at the varities listed
at Richters. Perhaps one of those descriptions will point you and mom
to what she wants. I've ordered from them with great success.

http://tinyurl.com/ymapce


It says on their site that peppermint can't be grown from seeds. Years
ago, I planted some seeds labeled as peppermint, and they tasted just
like peppermint. I wonder what I planted if not peppermint?

Sue

On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:30:20 -0500, Penelope Periwinkle
wrote:

My mother has asked me to grow her some mint for her iced tea. She
said she doesn't want peppermint, spearmint, or anything like that,
she wants "just plain mint."

So, would that be _Mentha arvensis_?

A google of "common mint" also turns up _Menthe cordifolia_ as well.

And I'm getting Menth* with both an "e" and an "a"

Do we have any mint experts here?


Penelope

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48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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If that just will not do for mom, again yield a attending at the varities listed at Richters. Perhaps one of those descriptions will point you and mom to what she wants. I've ordered from them with abundant success.

If my mother was that picky I'd buy one mint of every species I could find and make her taste them all