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Water mint

Water mint

A herbaceous, perennial wildflower and a member of the mint family. Water mint produces pink flowers that are attractive to bees and butterflies. It grows in shallow water on pond margins, ditches and meadows.

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Water mint Mentha aquatica


Plant Family Lamiaceae
Aliases Fish mint
Flowering Period July – October
Flower colour Pink – lilac
Soil type Moist
Habitat Pond margins, river banks, meadows
Status Common
Water mint

 

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