Colonial Mint

kitty-lover · Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:32 pm

Can anyone tell me if all mints are edible? I have "Colonial Mint " but am unable to find out, if this is like the peppermint that is edible. It's doing so much better than the my peppermint, and would make alot of iced tea. Any help here???

S. Zimmerman
Illinois

Newt · Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:09 am

Hi KittyLover,

I couldn't find any info with the name Colonial mint. Do you have another name for it?

Newt

kitty-lover · Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:51 pm

No, this was the only name it had when I bought it. Do you know if all mints are edible?

Newt · Fri Jul 14, 2006 7:58 pm

I really don't know. The mint family is a very large family of plants. If you still have the tag you might want to contact the grower.

Newt

kitty-lover · Fri Jul 14, 2006 8:32 pm

Thanks for all your help but, I don't have the tag

Sue
Illinois

decam0 · Sat Jul 15, 2006 11:19 am

Does it have a minty smell?

kitty-lover · Sat Jul 15, 2006 7:00 pm

Yes it does. And it looks like mint. The leaves are somewhat larger than peppermint and more krinkly.

femlow · Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:07 pm

Not all mint is edible and you probably don't want to make tea out of all of them. For example pennyroyal (which is very spearminty) can be used for medicinal purposes, but it can be quite toxic and can cause miscarraiges and serious gastro-intestinal problems and the like and should not be used without professional supervision. Also, the mint family is huge, and includes things like salvia, which you won't want to make tea out of unless you want to have an interesting hour or so to follow. Check with the place you bought it if you can for a scientific name, or take it to any nursery with trained staff and they might be able to help you, but you are better off keeping your cup in the cupboard until you figure out what it actually is.

fem