Description
Eaten raw in salads, or cooked, it has a flavour reminiscent of mint and basil and combines well with tomato dishes.
Tea from basil mint may be a digestive aid, used as a throat gargle, or as an insect repellent.
Mint – Basil mint
$6.50
A hardy PERENNIAL growing to 60cm with narrow aromatic leaves that have basil-mint aroma. Prefers partial shade or full sun in moist soils.
Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked and it has similar medicinal uses than other mints.
Additional information
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| Latin Name | (Mentha x piperita( syn. (f. citrata 'Basil') |
