Nov 29, 2020
Plant of the Day
Sunday 29 November 2020
The old flower stems of the spreading perennial Mentha longifolia (horse mint, buddleia mint, brook mint, water mint, long-leaved mint) look like vertical silver sculptures until the winter weather starts to erode them. This herb has long green-grey leaves with a musty scent and nectar-rich tapering spires of tiny, pale purple or white flowers valued by pollinators.
Jill Raggett