Introduction to the flower language and morphological characteristics of mint

I think many people are familiar with mint, but they have seen mint flowers, let alone the flower language of mint. Below I have compiled the flower language of mint for everyone, I hope you will like it.

The flower language of mint

Eternal love

In addition, it also has a flower language that is? Virtue? A virtuous person?. Different types of mint seedlings are distinguished. Planted in several ceramic flower pots and placed in wooden boxes as gifts, it represents the various good virtues of the recipients.

Regarding mint, Greek mythology explains a love tragedy: It is said that Purdo, the god of the underworld, fell in love with the sea elf mint. Purdo’s wife was jealous of mint and turned it into mint vanilla. However, the love of mint will never disappear, so people can smell the refreshing fragrance of mint.

Flower Divination: You have good moral character, are modest and polite, know how to accommodate others, and have your own character. You attach great importance to other people's evaluation of you, and the opinions of others are the source of your positive improvement. Emotionally, you handle it well. The joys and sorrows and passion are your feelings about love.

Flower motto: When you encounter setbacks, put two mint leaves in front of your eyes to see the problem clearly.

Another flower language of mint is that I am willing to meet you again, that is, to love me again.

In the UK, two mint leaves represent eternal love.

Mint’s love is only due to fateful encounter. Mint’s love has the eternal definition and is the most loved one in life.

Morphological characteristics of mint

Mint has upright stems about 30-60 cm high. There are slender fibrous roots and horizontal rhizomes in the lower part of the plant, both up and down. Fine pubescence, more branched.

The leaves of mint are generally round (oval) and lanceolate (ovate), and some are sparsely oblong, with a sharp front and a rounded back, and relatively thick serrated edges.

The flowers of mint are spherical in outline, with a diameter of about 18 mm. The corolla is lavender, about 4 mm long, and has fine pubescence on the outside like the stem. The petals are oblong.

The yellow-brown fruit of mint is oval in shape.

Growth habits of mint

Mint has a strong ability to adapt to the environment. The wild ones often grow near water in humid areas and can grow at an altitude of 2100 meters. The highest altitude can be It grows at 3500 meters.

Because it is a perennial plant, it can survive the winter by its rhizomes, and will not die at a low temperature of -15℃; if the temperature is between 20-30℃ and the water and fertilizer supply is normal, the growth will increase with the temperature. And speed up.

Mint needs to receive sufficient sunlight, which is beneficial to its flowering.

Soil adaptability is also strong, sandy soil and alluvial soil are the most suitable, and secondly, the drainage performance of the soil is better.

The flowering period of mint

Mint blooms, and its flowers grow on the top of the branches. The flowers bloom into purple, white and pink flower spikes, giving people a fresh and elegant feeling;

Mint flowers are in the form of axillary whorls, with a spherical outline and slender pedicels covered with downy hairs.

The calyx is bell-shaped, with puberty and glandular spots on the outside, but no hairs on the inside; the sepals are narrow triangular diamond-shaped;

The anthers are oval. , the flower disk grows with a flat top.

The flowering period of mint is between July and September every year, when the flowers are lush and bright.