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Sun, Aug 12, 12 at 20:22
| I bought a 'peppermint' cutting online, received it in god-awful condition but worked on planting it anyways. The plant is doing well, but it doesn't look quite like a peppermint to me, though I've never grown them before.
So, I pinched off a couple small pieces. Is this peppermint or something else? It looks like catmint to me. |
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| Could be peppermint. Easiest way to tell is to crush a leaf and smell it. |
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| And How should they each smell? |
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| Peppermint has a lot of menthol in it so it should make your nose tingle. Catnip has an odd smell, not so minty, and has broader teeth than the leaves in your picture. |
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| Catnip and catmint have a skunkiness to them. The leaves don't look like catnip or catmint to me. I don't grow a lot of mints, but I do grow catnip. In addition to the description by Lycopus, catnip leaves are a bit more heart-shaped. What does the smell remind you of? Chewing gum? Peppermint Patty? I just grabbed a clipping from a catnip plant outside my front door(much to the delight of 4 cats, the apartment now smells skunky). HTH  |
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- Posted by allie_phillie none (My Page) on Fri, Oct 5, 12 at 9:59
| May be spearmint, its a little sweeter smelling/tasting |
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