Apple Mint (Mentha x villosa alopecuroides)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Note: Mentha × villosa var. alopecuroides (Hull) Briq. is a synonym of Mentha × villosa Huds.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, they are used as a flavouring in salads or cooked foods, this is also the main species that is used to make mint sauce. — Leaves - raw or cooked.; A strong spearmint flavour, they are used as a flavouring in salads or cooked foods, this is also the main species that is used to make mint sauce.; A herb tea is made from the fresh or dried leaves.

Habitat & North American Range

Roadsides and in ditches in the S. and W. of England. Probably a hybrid, M. spicata x M. suaveolens. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)