Create Tea Time in your Tea Garden: Best Herbs to Grow for Tea

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April/May 2009
By Kris Wetherbee 
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Mints (Mentha spp.). You’ll discover a myriad of mints to satisfy any taste. While spearmint and peppermint are always welcomed tea herbs, I prefer a whisper of fruity flavor found in pineapple mint (M. suaveolens) and orange mint (M. aquatica ‘Citrata’). Most mints will take over a garden given rich, moist soil, though both pineapple and orange mint are a bit less aggressive. Curb mint’s aggressive behavior by growing it in a large pot or other contained area. Harvest branches frequently and strip off leaves for tea.

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Kris Wetherbee is a freelance writer who contributes to more than three dozen national magazines. She lives in the hills of western Oregon with her photographer husband Rick Wetherbee.

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