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I've got a very healthy looking black peppermint plant growing in a container outside and was just wondering how you make peppermint tea with it? Does it have to be dried first? Or can you make some kind of infusion straight from the plant? 
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A few leaves infused in hot water? That's how I'd do it, when you say 'black peppermint' what variety is it? -
Just cut off a couple of 'sprigs', rinse them off, put them into your mug, add boiling water and let them steep for about 5 mins.
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The label on it has Mentha x piperita "Black Peppermint"
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Just tried it...........very nice!!
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I really object to the way plant marketing companies give old varieties fancy new names. All this practice does is confuse the gardener. You Black Peppermint is normal peppermint. It is a native hybrid of water mint and regular spearmint and is darker and hairier than either parent.
Rant over.............do enjoy your infusion.Comment
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i did the same thing with chocolate mint at a garden centre as mine wasnt producing much,I have to say the mint tea is delicious!!Looks lovely in the pot too.
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So if I wanted to buy some what should I ask for?Originally posted by rana
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black peppermint.Originally posted by smallblueplanet View PostSo if I wanted to buy some what should I ask for?
(it's not hairy though )
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You should try some Melissa tea next (lemon balm).Originally posted by rodofgod76 View PostJust tried it...........very nice!!
... and Sage tea if you have a sore throat.All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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Yes, I've got some 'black peppermint', and some 'morrocan mint' - I was questioning rana's rant.Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Postblack peppermint.
(it's not hairy though )To see a world in a grain of sand
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Black peppermint is just plain old 'peppermint'.Comment
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Well according to Jekka I can have black peppermint or chocolate peppermint.
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Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
Ohhhhhh......got plenty of sage on the go too!! Not got any lemon balm though. Where can I get me some of that? 
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Dobbies garden centres have a good selection of herbs for sale at the moment(well they did in Perth last weekend)Comment
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