Peppermint typically occurs in moist habitats, including stream sides and drainage ditches. Peppermint is a fast-growing plant once it sprouts, it spreads very quickly. The chromosome number is variable, with 2n counts of 66, 72, 84, and 120 recorded.
Flowering season lasts from mid- to late summer. The flowers are purple, 6–8 mm ( 1⁄ 4– 5⁄ 16 in) long, with a four-lobed corolla about 5 mm ( 3⁄ 16 in) diameter they are produced in whorls (verticillasters) around the stem, forming thick, blunt spikes. The leaves and stems are usually slightly fuzzy. They are dark green with reddish veins, with an acute apex and coarsely toothed margins. The rhizomes are wide-spreading and fleshy, and bear fibrous roots. It is a herbaceous, rhizomatous, perennial plant that grows to be 30–90 cm (12–35 in) tall, with smooth stems, square in cross section. Peppermint was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus from specimens that had been collected in England he treated it as a species, but it is now universally agreed to be a hybrid. Botany Īn 1887 illustration from Köhlers Medicinal Plants haplocalyx are both recognized as plant sources of menthol and menthone, and are among the oldest herbs used for both culinary and medicinal products. While Western peppermint is derived from Mentha × piperita, Chinese peppermint, or bohe, is derived from the fresh leaves of M. Īlthough the genus Mentha comprises more than 25 species, the one in most common use is peppermint. It is occasionally found in the wild with its parent species. Indigenous to Europe and the Middle East, the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world. Peppermint ( Mentha × piperita) is a hybrid species of mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. Mentha × schultzii Boutigny ex F.W.Schultz.Mentha × pimentum Nees ex Bluff & Fingerh.
PEPPERMINT CANDY FREE
Today only (10/17/22), get the Peppermint Candy Coasters free during the Fireside Comforts blog hop. Row 6: With A, 1 sc in each of next 5 sc, with B, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, *with A, 1 sc in each of next 5 sc, with B, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, rep from * around, changing to A at end of last st, sc in next st, sl st in next st. Round 5: With A, 2 sc in 1 st sc, 1 sc in each of next 3 sc, with B, 1 sc in each of next 3 sc, *with A, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 3 sc, with B, 1 sc in each of next 3 sc, rep from * around, changing to A at end of last st. Round 4: With A, 2 sc in 1 st sc, 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, with B, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, *with A, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, with B, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, rep from * around, changing to A at end of last st. Round 3: With A, 2 sc in 1 st sc, 1 sc in next sc, with B, 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, *with A, 2 sc in next sc, 1 sc in next sc, with B, 1 sc in each of next 2 sc, rep from * around, changing to A at end of last st. Round 2: With A, 2 sc in 1 st sc, with B, 2 sc in next sc, *with A, 2 sc in next sc, with B, 2 sc in next sc, rep from * around, changing to A at end of last st. Round 1: Using A *work 1 sc, switch to color B (see Special stitches), 1 sc in magic ring, switch to A, repeat from * 4 more times, change back to A at end of last st, pull magic ring closed, do not join (see Notes).
PEPPERMINT CANDY HOW TO
Magic Ring – for tutorial, please see How to Make a Magic Ring.Skills used: Increasing in the round and changing colors mid-round (tapestry crochet method).
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