The lemon scented leaves make refreshing lemony-mint teas, cordials
and go well with fish. Nice in ice-creams and fruit salad. It is a
vigorous spreading perennial and thrives as a groundcover in semi-shade
or shade. The leaves are hairless. Apart from Lemon Mint there are other cultivars of Mentha x piperita citrata like
basil mint, Eau de Cologne mint, orange mint and chocolate mint.
Mint, Lemon, Mentha x piperita citrata ‘Lemon’, bare rooted plant
Family: Caryophyllaceae
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Frost Hardiness: Hardy in Katoomba
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Country of Origin: Eastern Cape of South Africa
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Common names: African Dream Root, Undlela Ziimhlophe (White Ways/Paths), Ubulawu
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