Seedman's Applemint Seeds

Applemint Seeds

This herb was often found growing on the ruins of old monasteries. The monks had used it for curing epileptic fits since it was considered refreshing for the brain. In early times, the Greeks used apple mint to clean their banqueting tables and also added it to their baths to rejuvenate their bodies.
It is called applemint because the leaves when brushed give out a sweet scent that seems like a cross between spearmint and apples. The leaves have a slight fruity flavor.
Apple mint leaves are said to have certain medicinal properties. The crushed leaves of this plant are said to eliminate the pain caused by bee sting, wasp stings and other insect bites. They bring about a cooling effect on the affected part of the body.
The flowers can be used to make tea which if consumed when promotes digestion, cures many ailments such as intestine problems, stomach pain and refreshes the mind.
The Apple mint leaves also help in breaking down fat and accelerating metabolism level. The mint leaves contains nutrients like iron, potassium, calcium, vitamin A and C which replenish our body. The leaves are said to have anti-cancer properties.
Powdered leaves can be used to whiten the teeth. The essential oil extracted from the leaves is used in aromatherapy to cure acne, colic, cramp, colds, flu, stress, shock, asthma and travel sickness.

SF253 Applemint ( Mentha suaveolens )

Soft gray-green round leaves are downy with a pronounced scent. One of the tallest garden mints, applemint reaches heights the other mints don't, sometimes clambering up two or more feet in height, but is best shorn down frequently to prevent bloom if the intent is to use it in cooking.
It's fuzzy leaves and stems have a distinct minty apple taste, and it lends its flavor to applemint jelly and couscous, as well as teas that will calm upset stomach and soothe body and soul. Like most mints, applemint can threaten the garden with too much of a good thing, and in its optimum growing conditions of part shade and moist soil will quickly introduce itself to neighbouring beds and lawns.
Plant it in containers, or bottomless buckets sunk into the garden bed to control its tendency to roam. Applemint is untroubled by pests in general and considered repellent of bothersome insects in the mixed border.
Keep applemint growing anywhere you want to enjoy its sweet fruity scent, and close to the kitchen to easily enjoy the wonderful flavor it adds to food.
A perennial for zones 5-9, but can be grown in containers inside just about anywhere.

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