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Posted 1w ago by @LavishAjwain19

What Kind of Mint

I can't even tell what kind of mint she is 😭
she smells minty, has like softly teethed edges on her leaves, and her branches are mainly green/a tiny bit purple with a lot of hair πŸ’” i can't exactly smell right now due to the fact that im sick, so if youre good at identifying please help!!
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 week ago
You know @LavishAjwain19 I’m not sure if that is one of the MINT mints, like peppermint, spearmint, etc. It kind of looks like clary sage to me πŸ€” (although sages ARE in the mint family). Does it have square stems and opposite leaves? We already know they are hairyβ€” those are the three main identifying characteristics that a plant is in the mint family (along with usually being very aromatic). I hope you feel better soon!
It looks like oregano to me πŸ€” (it’s also part of the mint family) here is a photo of an older plant. I’ll share a photo of a young one I have in a minute.
Some store bought mint in the back, oregano in the front.
The oregano leaves base don’t come straight from the main stem but have that little β€œstem” then the leave starts. Weather as the mint leaves base starts straight from the main stem.
(Sorry I don’t have the proper wordings, do you see what I mean?)
@DreamMachine her stems are square and the leaves are opposite !! β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή thank you very much, im feeling a little bit better, but my sense of smell and taste are still little to none 😭