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 AHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants |
Mentha
aquatica Watermint
"...Marginal aquatic or semi-aquatic
perennial with long, thin, segmented rhizomes, often reddish
purple stems, and ovate to ovate-lance-shaped, toothed, aromatic,
sometimes hairy, dark green leaves, to 2 1/2in (6cm) long,
occasionally to 3 1/2in (9cm). In summer, produces whorls of
tubular lilac flowers, to 1/4in (6mm) long, in dense, spherical,
terminal clusters. Height 6-36in (15-90cm), Spread 3ft (1m) or
more. Eurasia. Zones 6-9..."
"The American
Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants" by
Christopher Brickell,
©1996 Dorling
Kindersley Limited
 Stalking the Healthful Herbs |
"...There are several other wild mints worth noticing. Horse-mint,
M. longifolia, resembles peppermint in size and form, but the flowers are on single, long terminal spikes, and the whole plant is generally covered with a fine white hairs. Water-mint, M. aquatica, has roundish leaves that are covered with a fine white down; otherwise, it closely resembles the other mints in form, flavor, and fragrance. Native mint, M. arvensis, is the only mint that was originally native to the United States..."
"Stalking the Healthful Herbs" by Euell Gibbons, ©1966 Euell Gibbons
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