Blossom Farm Herb Plants

Mentha aquatica citrata 'Eau de Cologne'
Eau de Cologne (Orange)
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Refreshing citrus orange flavor and is tantalizing in teas, fruit salads and chasing those fleas and ants away. The oil is an ingredient in chartreuse liqueur and perfumes.
$4.49

MINT
The Greek god Pluto, ruler of the underworld, fell madly in love with a beautiful nymph, Mentha. His jealous wife, Persephone, pounded her into the earth. Pluto then turned poor Mentha into a wonderful healing, fragrant plant that gave him some consolation.
Fresh leaves make a pleasant addition to hot or iced tea, garnish for beverages or fruit deserts. Mint is cleansing and makes a nice addition to herbal bathing products. Folklore: To carry a few leaves in the wallet is said to attract money, stuff sachets with mint leaves to ward off disease.
Easy to grow anywhere, shear in summer to freshen up.

Mentha avensis 'Banana'
Banana Mint
Height: 12" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Pale green, slightly fuzzy leaves with the unusual fragrance of bananas, add to fruit salads, breads or as a garnish. Blend with chocolate mint for a great herbal blend to add to baking brownies.
$4.49

Mentha spicata 'Chewing Gum'
Chewing Gum Mint
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Extremely fragrant and flavorful, very similar to Wrigley's spearmint chewing gum.
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Mentha piperita citrata 'Lime'
Lime Mint
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun - part shade

Description: Bright green leaves with a strong lime scent and flavor. Great as a garnish were a lime flavor is required. Try it in your salsa recipe or guacamole or toss a leaf in your margarita.
$4.49

Mentha citriodora x. M. arvensis
GRAPEFRUIT MINT

Height: Zone: 3- 9 Light: sun part shade
Description: Crinkled, light grapefruit-scented leaves with mild spearmint undertones.
$4.49

Mentha piperata 'Blue Balsam'
Peppermint 'Blue Balsam'
Height: 12" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Peppermint is an excellent digestive aid and has been used for the treatment of morning and motion sickness, as well as an inhalant to treat congestion. Flavorful herb tea, hot or cold. Blue balsamic is an improved peppermint with purple tinted, dark blue/green leaves; it has a much cleaner peppermint flavor.
$4.49

Mentha piperata 'Chocolate Mint'
Chocolate Mint
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Bronze green leaves with a surprising chocolate peppermint fragrance. Add a few leaves to your coffee grounds before brewing for a special chocolate peppermint coffee. Can be added to brownies, cakes and ice cream recipes.
$4.49

Add a few chocolate mint leaves to you coffee grounds. Add a tablespoon of dried chocolate mint herb to your brownie mix.

Mentha x piperita 'Lavender'
Lavender Mint
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Sweet lavender floral fragrance used for potpourri, herbal teas and cooking.
$4.49

Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal
Height: 3" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Creeping growth habit, effective in repelling mosquito, fleas and ticks. A strong infusion of pennyroyal is an effect flea dip. Can cause spontaneous abortion so avoid using if the animal is pregnant. Make your dog a pennyroyal flea color by braiding pennyroyal around a string and placing around the pets’ neck.
$4.49

Mentha sp.
Blossom's Favorite Tea Mint
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun - part shade
Description: This is our creation from the farm, it is a chance seedling.
$4.49

Mentha requienii
Corsican Mint
Height: 1" Zone: 6-9 Light: part shade - shade

Description: Very dainty with tiny green leaves with a cool Crème de Menthe fragrance. Prefers a shady moist area between stepping stones, nooks and crannies and along a waterside. Seems to be hardy to only Zone 6 but reseeds freely.
$4.49

Mentha species
Basil Mint
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Dark green heart shaped leaves emitting a spicy floral fragrance. Running short of basil? Try this in pesto.
$4.49

Mentha 'Sweet Pear'
Sweet Pear Mint
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: It really gives off an unmistakable hint of sweet, ripe pears. Make a light sweet tea with pear mint, or use the tea to simmer fruits, (apple, peaches, pears, etc.) until soft, let cool and marinate in the frig for about an hour. Also try in yogurt, punch, cream pies and fruit jellies. It is wonderful in salads.
$4.49

Mentha spicata
Spearmint 'Kentucky Colonel'
Height: 24" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Cool mint flavor, a classic ingredient of mint juleps, herbal teas or as a skin astringent.
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Mentha X gentilis
Ginger Mint
Height: 15" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Bright green leaves variegated with gold mottled stripes, with the taste of mint and ginger. Lovely container or basket plant for the porch.
$4.49

Mentha suaveolens
Apple Mint
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Large woolly leaves with a sweet apple scent. Herbal teas, cooking herb and fragrant garnishes.
$4.25

Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'
Variegated Pineapple Mint
Height: 12" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Fruity, fragrant and very lovely variegated green and white leaves. Would be nice as a container plant.
$4.49

Mentha piperita 'Variegata'
Variegated Peppermint
Height: 12" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: Creamy variegated peppermint is more of an ornamental variety of Peppermint, but with the same great peppermint flavor. Peppermint is an excellent digestive aid and has been used for the treatment of morning and motion sickness, as well as an inhalant to treat congestion. Flavorful herb tea, hot or cold.
$4.49

Mentha species
The Best Mint
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade

Description: The Best" Mint is so called because it is the most vigorous growing form of spearmint. The green, wrinkled leaves make a soothing and refreshing tea and may be used to scent linen closets and woolen chests, repel moths, in fact all mints are good repelling insects.
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Mint Tea Punch

INGREDIENTS
3 cups boiling water
12 sprigs fresh mint
4 tea bags
1 cup white sugar
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
5 cups cold water
3 orange slices for garnish (optional)
3 lemon slices for garnish (optional)
DIRECTIONS
Place the tea bags and mint sprigs into a large pitcher. Pour boiling water over them, and allow to steep for about 8 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags and mint leaves, squeezing out excess liquid. Stir in sugar until dissolved, then stir in the orange juice and lemon juice. Pour in the cold water. Serve over ice cubes, garnished with orange or lemon slices.
From Allrecipe.com