It is surprising that there are so many kinds of peppermint, which makes you rise completely!

Among the vanilla plants, peppermint is undoubtedly the most popular, and there are many kinds of mint. Their common characteristics are strong adaptability, cold resistance and good cultivation. Today, several common mints are introduced.

1. Wrinkled leaf mint

Wrinkled mint is also known as crinkled mint. The flower market calls it a drug addict. Many people should have bought it. It is a perennial perennial herb of the mint genus of Labiatae. Although its name is drug-addicted grass, and it does absorb harmful gases, expectations of it should not be too high.

2. American mint

American mint

Here, uh, let's focus on the introduction of American mint. Usually, what we call peppermint smells fragrant leaves, but American mint can both smell leaves and enjoy flowers. It is a species loved by everyone. The flower of American mint is capitate and its flowering is very dense. the common colors are red and purple, which generally bloom from June to September every year, which has high ornamental value.

The flower of American mint

3. Common mint

This is the most common mint, but also the most widely cultivated. When I was a child, I used to play with it. At that time, there were large tracts of mint in the fields and ditches. If you randomly pull out two trees and plant them at home, a large area will grow in the coming year, because peppermint propagates very fast.

4. Pineapple mint

Pineapple mint is said to be a hybrid of mint, or a variety of apple mint, with white markings on the edges of the leaves, which looks very distinctive. It is also a good choice to keep a pot at home.

5. Cat mint

Cat mint is a plant of the genus Schizonepeta in the labial family, its characteristics are more inclined to Schizonepeta, and its leaves are also very fragrant. As for why it is called cat mint, some people say that it is because cats like this taste, so it is named cat mint.

6. Key points of mint conservation

① must have enough light, otherwise the plant will be very thin and difficult to grow well.

② peppermint is resistant to moisture and drought, ensuring sufficient moisture during the growing period, and watering in pots with dry and wet water.

③ pruning frequently, if you want mint to burst quickly, trim it, after pruning, it will send out more branches and leaves.

④ it doesn't matter if the upper branches and leaves of peppermint wither, as long as the underground roots do not die, only the aboveground branches and leaves need to be cut off, and new branches and leaves will be sent out soon.

⑤ mint can be propagated by cutting or rhizome, and the survival rate is very high, which can be carried out in spring, summer and autumn.

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