Re: pineapple sage, mint

Nancy,
I didn't know there was a pineapple mint but as I was looking through the
Glasshouseworks catalog this morning there it was,  Mentha suaveolens.
I'm in northern CA so I have a bit of an advantage in the hardiness area.
good growing,
Kris

>
>
> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 22:42:03 CDT
> From: "Nancy Lowe" <nlowe@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Pineapple Sage
>
> Bill wrote:
>
> >Hi, Kris, you didn't mention your Zone but you must be more temperate than
> >here in Cincinnati.  I buy pineapple sage every year because it doesn't
> >winter over here, but you're right in your description of it.  The first
> >time
> >I bought it it was just for the fragrance.  But then suddenly in late
> >September it started blooming with those brilliant red flowers and sure
> >enough the hummingbirds found them right away.
> >
> ___________________
> Yes, Kris, where are you?  I lost my mint when it was really hot and dry (as
> it was much of the summer here.  I think I planted it in early June, and it
> was gone by mid-July.
>
> Bill (and Kris), are you talking about pineapple sage or pineapple mint?
> I've grown both; and the sage is looking pretty good right now, should start
> blooming soon.  It isn't hardy here (zone 7) either, but I have taken
> cuttings of it in the fall.  It does have gorgeous blooms.
>
> The pineapple mint is a different animal.  Has variegated green and white
> leaves, crinkled, like other mints.  And I don't seem to be able to keep it
> alive.  But I did manage long enough a couple of years ago to use some of
> it; tastes lovely.
>
> If I was really ambitious, I'd look up the botanical names of both, but that
> would require getting up :-)
>
> Thanks, Kris, for your lovely offer.  I may get back to you on that!
>
> Nancy Lowe
> Arkansas, zone 7
>
> ______________________________________________________
>
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>
> Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 23:57:52 EDT
> From: Blee811@aol.com
> Subject: Re: Pineapple Sage
>
> In a message dated 9/12/99 11:47:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> nlowe@hotmail.com writes:
>
> << Bill (and Kris), are you talking about pineapple sage or pineapple mint?
>  I've grown both; and the sage is looking pretty good right now, should start
>  blooming soon.  It isn't hardy here (zone 7) either, >>
>
> I was talking about pineapple sage......
> Bill Lee
>
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