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Species

Wormwood
Plant used for centuries as a repellent for moths, insecticide in general and as tea or spray to repel slugs and snails.

Wormwood "Powis Castle"
It is a hybrid between artemisia absinthium and artemisia aborescens.

Common Rosemary
Great to pread in barbecues on the embers of burning coal, perfuming the meat and spread a pleasant odor in the environment.

Creeping Rosemary
Few people know the variety of creeping rosemary which is grown as an ornamental plant.

Lavender
Highly cultivated for the extraction of essential oil and widely used in perfumery and hygiene products.

Lavender 'allardi'
This plant comes from the intersection of lavandula dentata with lavandula angustifolia.

Fringed Lavender

They are produced in an industrial scale for obtaining the essential oil for the manufacture of cosmetics, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, etc ,.

Sea Thrift
It's a hardy and long-lasting plant with beautiful pink flowers.

Aloe vera
Aloe Vera has been used as a medicinal plant since ancient civilizations.

Calendula
Also known as pot marigold, it is an excellent natural insecticide.

The word camomile comes from the Greek term chamaimelon, which means "creeping apple.

Indian Cress
Indian Cress is an edible plant, rich in vitamin C.

Wild Teasel
Its inflorescences were used to card the wool, hence its name.

Lemon Balm

Widely used to ensure a good night's sleep.

Mexican Marigold
This is edible flower.
It can be used in the preparation of various salads and dishes.

Echinacea
It is able to increase the responsiveness of the immune system.

Echinacea angustifolia
Echinacea acts as a natural antibiotic.

It is widely used today in traditional medicine.

Lemon Grass
Plant whose popularity in Portugal earned a gold stars to two Portuguese brands in the international competition "Great Taste Awards".

Curry Plant
The essential oil of curry plant is very rare and precious, the most powerful and well-known anti hematona.

Tarragon
Is a very typical seasoning in French cuisine.

Fennel
This plant is spontaneous in the Azores and Madeira.

St. John's Wort
It is perhaps the only Portuguese plant with the name of a region.

Hyssop
Plant with the most varied medicional uses.

Hart's pennyroyal
Especially popular in Algarve, where it is used as an aromatic herb to flavor the stews.

Water mint
Have a strong and minty taste and exudes an intense perfume.

Pineapple mint
With a slight scent of pineapple, it is great to use in salads, fruit salads and juices.

Chocolate mint
Sweet and refreshing aroma that seems like the popular chocolate, "After Eight".

Orange mint
It has a flavor that mixes candied orange with lavender.

Peppermint
Very used in the manufacture of chewing gums and toothpastes.

Spearmint
One of its most popular uses is as a medicinal plant.

Swedish Ivy
The most cultivated variety of this plant is Plectranthus forsteri marginatus, whose name comes from its attractive green foliage with white margins.

Swedish Ivy
Perennial plant that releases a pleasant and intense aroma.

Lavandin
It has one of the strongest fragrances among the lavenders.

Lemon verbana
One of the most popular plants used in teas in Portugal, earned gold stars to two Portuguese brands in the international competition "Great Taste Awards".

Bay laurel
Symbol of nobility and immortality, the extremities of laurel have therapeutic properties.

Basil
Used in traditional Margherita pizza and as a basic ingredient of Genoese pesto.

Basil
Used in cooking gives a special touch to the dishes because its leaves have a beautiful coloration.

Marjoram
It offers sweet flavors of citrus and pine.

Myrtus

Its leaves have a scent similar to that of orange leaves.

Oregano
Rich in Vitamine C and essential oils.

Globe Amaranth
The flowers of this plant are conseideres an excellent expectorant.

Helichrysum Stoechas
It is often found on uncultivated land, dry/sandy and on roadside.

Pennyroyal
One of the best known species of the genus Mentha. Its essential oil is poisonous and is particularly dangerous for pregnant women.

French lavender
The most popular product of this plant is honey, there are several regions of Portugal experts in french lavender honey production.

Elderberry
Elderberry is a medicinal plant widely used to treat colds or flu.

Pineapple sage
Presents hairy stems , tubular red flowers and a unique aroma of pineapple.

Sage
The word salvia is derived from the Latin salvere, which means "to be in good health".

Winter Savory
It combines perfectly with all legumes.

Stevia
It's dry leaf is 10 times sweeter thane cane sugar and much healthier.

Mastic thyme
Also known as pure salt, is widely used in cooking as a substitute for salt.

Common thyme

Used as a spice and as a medicinal herb, it is grown for thousands of years.

Orange thyme
Plant with a pleasant citrus aroma, similar to orange.

Citrus thyme
It has a delicious lemon scent.

Broadleaved thyme
It has extremely aromatic leaves and beautiful pink and lilac flowers.

Creeping Thyme
Very used and known in regions near water.

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Chocolate mint

Mentha x piperita Chocolate

Aromatic Plants

Medicinal

Seasoning

Repelent

Infusion

ORGANIC

Mentha x piperita chocolate arise from the cross between Mentha aquatica and Mentha spicata.

It's commonly called chocolate mint.

The plants of the genus mentha, intersect easily, giving rise to several hybrid plants, such as chocolate mint.

Alveoli (cuttings)

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until 5000			0,22€
from 5001			0,20€

Nursery pot 0.5L

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until 10			1,18€
11	a	50	1,10€
from 51			0,94€

Nursery pot 0.8L

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until 10			1,65€
11	a	50	1,31€
from 51			1,13€

Nursery pot 1.5L

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until 10			2,37€
11	a	50	1,88€
from 51			1,69€

* Aos valores apresentados acresce o IVA à taxa legal em vigor.

Cultivation

It is spread trough rizhomes taken from grown plants that can be planted directly in soil or in pots.

They like temperate climate and support very low temperatures.

The cultivation area must be well protected from the wind, with sun or partial shade, preferably in a soil rich in organic matter and moist.

Most mentha species are invasive and can spread over a wide area, one of the ways to restrict their growth is plant them in pots and flowerbeds.

History

There are many species of mint and Mentha, mint is originary from the Mediterranean region.

It was widely used by the Romans in perfumes and baths, it is believed that it was through them that she was introduced in Europe.

According to the ancients, know them all was as difficult as count the sparks coming out of the Mount Etna volcano.

The Mint Chocolate arise from the cross between Mentha aquatica and Mentha spicata.

Utilization

The common features of all varieties of Mentha is that they help to repel mosquitoes, flies, ants, mice and other small rodents. Therefore, it is excellent to plant near chicken coops or certain flowers like roses and petunias.

It can also be used in cooking and flavor for biscuits, pies, cakes, ice creams and as well in beauty products.

Therapeutic properties and indications: anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, strengthens the immune system, prevent respiratory disorders, allergies and eczemas, aid in the digestion, headaches and stomach and increases bone strength.

Documents

Hortelã-Chocolate

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Species

Chocolate mint

Peppermint

Spearmint

Pineapple mint

Orange mint

Hart's pennyroyal

Water mint