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PunkyKy

I started out with succulents. Then tried some herbs and flowers. Then I found my Love for CARNIVOROUS PLANTS! I'M HOOKED! I'm in zone 8b. NE tx

Mentha suaveolens

  • Season Icon Early AutumnEarly Autumn 2018
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PunkyKy

Help me identify this plant! It was located around a drainage ditch with continuous water🌊 flow. All along the banks of it. Smells kinda like skunk or marijuana. But it kinda looks like mint. I'm confused! 🤔 Lol😂 @cyndi @ShelleySnyder @columbiariver @KariSamuel @kimguy @treefrog44 @moore.794 @tkept @Jasonsparkes1 @jeatacake @jennlamaye @lovestogarden @gjones @novicegardenlover And anyone else who may have an idea. 💡

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jeatacake

The leaves look sage/mint-like but none that I know of here smell like that!! 😀

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novicegardenlover

I don't know. We have a pungent plant here that we call black sage, but the leaves are not round as in your picture. Here's a link just in case https://florafaunaweb.nparks.gov.sg/cmspages/nparks/getimage.ashx?ow=true&fromUrl=~/ImgPathPictImg1Virtual/5620e8bb-3741-4014-b64b-273bc436c92e..jpg&photo=

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novicegardenlover

You could search horehound. That might be closer.

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moore.794

to many mints to count. some smell good some not.

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KariSamuel

I agree with @gjones! I have wild catnip all along our creek. Cat mint as some call it, as it has the very noticeable square stems. And - I took some fresh over to a client's home for her cats.... it totally stank up her condo like a stinky skunk, or.... like really good marijuana!

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lovestogarden

Definitely a mint, but not sure which one. ❤️🤭

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PunkyKy

I think so too @columbiariver ❤ Thank you Katy! @gjones I was wondering... lol... I have grown some cat mint before... But it never got this big. I do remember now it did have a weird skunky smell to it. @karisamuel My cats didn't like it. Lol. 🙀

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PunkyKy

Thank you everyone who helped me in finding out what this mystery plant was! @cyndi @novicegardenlover @Jasonsparkes1 @moore.794 @lovestogarden @gjones @jeatacake

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moore.794

not cat mint or cat nip leaves wrong shape for either one

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PunkyKy

#Mentha-suaveolens aka #applemint I think this is the right tag now @moore.794 what do you think? Apple Mint https://g.co/kgs/c6rCG6

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moore.794

getting closer. apple mint has a pleasent smell & used in cooking. also very large up to three feet. used to have & loved to mow smelled good.

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