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Types Of Mint Leaves. Monarda mints include horsemint catmint and stonemint. Besides being very useful for that purpose mint leaves can also be used as a repellent or insect repellent because it contains essential oils which are substances that are not favored by insects. Apple mint Mentha suaveolens is sometimes called woolly mint due to its bright green fuzzy leaves. Mint is the name for over a dozen plant species including peppermint and spearmint that belong to the genus Mentha.
The strong stems are good for stirring cocktails as well as adding flavour or use the pretty leaves to garnish dishes. Ornamental mint varieties are planted for their forms and foliage. Crispa is a creeping variety with frilled leaves that have a strong peppermint flavour. Some types of mint leaves like as Mentha piperita L Mentha arvensis L and Menta spicata spearmint are often cultivated to produce essential oils that used for the purpose of making liquor and confectionary industry spices perfume production and as treatment. Mints are herbs that can be found in different environmental conditions but they thrive best in moist areas. There are types of mints for everything.
There are roughly 20 species in the mint family including peppermint and spearmint the two most common types.
They are curly and jagged. Top view with copy space. Mentha piperita and Mentha haplocalyx are both recognized as plant sources of menthol and menthone and are among the oldest herbs used for both culinary and medicinal products. Among that kind are Corsican mint Mentha requienii and horsemint Mentha longifolia Mentha incana or Mentha sylvestris. The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution across Europe. Add to Likebox 101962671 - Various kinds of fresh garden herbs isolated on white background.