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Pineapple mint (Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata')
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Pineapple
mint is a variegated cultivar of apple mint.
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It does
indeed have a pineapple smell when you run your fingers through it.
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It can
simply be used in raw food recipes in place of apple mint, although it
is more likely that you will be growing apple mint.
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Pineapple
mint can make for a more interesting garnish for a salad.
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Pineapple
mint is easy to grow, but it is seldom found in any supermarkets.
Mint
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There are
over 30 species belong to the huge mint-family. The most common versions
are peppermint (mentha piperita) with its dark
green leaves with a reddish stem and lavender flowers, and spearmint (mentha
spicata) which has lighter green, pointy leaves and pink flowers.
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Common
varieties of mint are spearmint, peppermint and apple mint.
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Apple mint (Mentha suaveolens)
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Moroccan mint (Mentha spicata 'nana')
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Peppermint
(Mentha Piperita)
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Pineapple mint (Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata')
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Spearmint
(Mentha spicata)
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Pineapple mint (Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata')
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