Water Mint
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 4th August 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Aberlady on 20th August 2020 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode. Fact File
Water Mint
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 12th August 2015 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode Fact File
Water Mint.
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AKA: 		Mentha aquatica.
Lamiales.
Lamiaceae.
Perennial.
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 In channels of streams, rivers and pools.
Mid to Late Summer.
90 cm tall.
It hybridises with Mentha Spicata (spearmint) to produce Mentha Piperita (peppermint), which is sterile. It also hybridises with Mentha Suaveolens (apple mint) to produce Mentha Suavis. It hybridises with Mentha Arvensis (corn mint) to produce Mentha Verticillata. It hybridises with both Mentha Arvensis ( Corn Mint) and Mentha Spicata ( Spearmint ) to give the tri-species hybrid Mentha Smithiana. The mints contain many hybrids, like apple mint, ginger mint and even eau-de-cologne mint. They are used extensivley in perfumery and as flavourings in jelly, tea, sweets, liqueurs, chewing gum, toothpaste and medicine. Many hybrids have Water Mint as one of their parents. Water Mint was once used as a form of smelling salts, and in the treatment for stomach upsets and earache.