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Old 07-21-2007, 11:29 PM
Ritata Ritata is offline
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Default what kind of mint am I growing?

I am growing what smells like mint on my garden, but it is not the common mint. It has large (half dollar sized leaves that are fuzzy). Any ideas as to what kind of mint it is?
i just measured one of the leaves and it 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches.


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Old 07-21-2007, 11:34 PM
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So many mints, too many named and misnamed to count. Plus new varieties and natural hybrids make it even more confounding. Be your own taxonomist and call yours the "Ritata 50 Cent Fuzzy". RScott
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Old 07-21-2007, 11:42 PM
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There are at least 15 varieties of mint that I can think of. No way to know with seeing or smelling it.
Here is a site that lists more than 50, most with pictures. Maybe you can find your mint in this list. Happy Hunting
http://www.annettesherbgarden.com/pages/mintlist.html
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Old 07-22-2007, 01:17 AM
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Sounds like spearmint and to me, the worst kind to control.
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Old 07-22-2007, 06:33 AM
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I have a fuzzy round leafed plant that kinda smells like mint but it is called cuban sage I have it in a pot and when the round leaves fall off and into the dirt it starts new plants.
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