Apple Mint
Apple mint is a common name for ''Mentha suaveolens'', and hybrid mints involving ''M. suaveolens'' as a parent Apple mints of hybrid origin include: * ''Mentha × rotundifolia'' (''M. longifolia'' × ''M. suaveolens'') * ''Mentha × villosa'' (''M. spicata'' × ''M. suaveolens'') - also called ''Mentha nemorosa'', popular in Cuba where it is called ''yerba buena'' and is used to make mojito Mojito (; ) is a traditional Cuban punch. The cocktail often consists of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, soda water, and mint. Its combination of sweetness, citrus, and herbaceous mint flavors ...

Mentha Suaveolens
''Mentha suaveolens'', the apple mint, pineapple mint, woolly mint or round-leafed mint (synonyms ''M. rotundifolia'', ''Mentha macrostachya'', ''Mentha insularis''), is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to southern and western Europe including the Mediterranean region. It is a herbaceous, upright perennial plant that is most commonly grown as a culinary herb or for ground cover. Description Apple mint typically grows to a height of from tall and spreads by stolons to form clonal colonies. The foliage is light green, with the opposite, wrinkled, sessile leaves being oblong to nearly ovate, long and broad. They are somewhat hairy on top and downy underneath with serrated edges. The flowers develop in terminal spikes long and consisting of a number of whorls of white or pinkish flowers. Apple mint flowers in mid to late summer. The plant is aromatic with a fruity, minty flavour. Distribution Apple mint is native to southern and western Europe and is natur ...
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Mentha × Villosa
''Mentha'' x ''villosa'' (syn: ''Mentha alopecuroides'', ''Mentha nemorosa'', ''Mentha villosa'' var. ''alopecuroides'') is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between ''Mentha spicata'' and ''Mentha suaveolens''. The mint is traditionally used as a core ingredient in Cuba in the famous Mojito, where it is known as yerba buena or hierbabuena. (the drink is often made with spearmint outside of Cuba) Description ''Mentha'' x ''villosa'' is a herbaceous, rhizomatous, perennial plant that grows to be tall, with smooth stems, square in cross section. The rhizomes are wide-spreading and fleshy, and bear fibrous roots. Cultivation ''Mentha'' x ''villosa'' grows best in moist soil and part-full sun. The variety was not commonly available outside of Cuba until about 2005, when it became commercially available in North America."Grow Mojito M ...
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