![]() ![]() Usually when the term "mint" is used alone, it refers to spearmint, although for herbal teas, peppermint is more common. ![]() spearmint is Mentha spicata, whereas others, such as Peppermint, are hybrids of different species. Photo © Simon Eugster, CC BY-SA 3.0.Some cultivated mints are individual species that occur in the wild-e.g. Peppermint, pictured here, is a hybrid of two species: spearmint and water mint. Some other types of mint used in tea by home gardeners include apple mint or wooly mint, and peppermint cultivars like orange mint or chocolate mint. Most true mints (and plants with the characteristic "minty" aroma) belong to the metha genus, but a few plants in other genera also have minty aroma and bear the name "mint" as well.Ĭommercially available mint teas are almost exclusively either peppermint or spearmint, but there are numerous other mint varieties that are widely cultivated and sold in garden centers. ![]() Mint is not a single species of plant, but rather, a diverse plant family, Lamiaceae or Labiatae, that contains many plants called by the name of "mint" as well as many culinary herbs, medicinal plants, and a broad variety of other plants, including many plants important in herbal teas, such as lemon balm and wild bergamot. It is used as tea on its own, in herbal tea blends, or mixed with green or black teas. Mint tea is one of the most popular and widely consumed types of herbal tea. Spearmint tea brewed from fresh mint leaves. ![]()
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