Source: Chichester garden, 1979.
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This is Bowles mint. This subspecies/variety is often sold as apple mint but it is an altogether different plant. Stems are very sturdy and can reach a height of four feet. Leaves are ovate, very pubescent and up to four inches long. Rounded leave bases curl round stem. No petioles – sessile.It smells strongly of spearmint and in the past has been a favourite of chefs but it wilts quickly when cut so is not a good choice for herb bouquets or tussie mussies. It is also a favourite of slugs. Underground rhizomes travel great distances, therefore very invasive. Pale lavender inflorescences in branching spikes.
The Chilgrove Mints 