What's In Your Yard? - Blog Posts

I was walking the back half of the property close to the creek when I found these. 

Horse Mint

Scientific name: Monarda punctata  Abundance : uncommon What to use: flowers, leaves How: tea, flavoring Where: fields When: summer Nutritional Value: minerals, some vitamin A,B2,C

Horse mint's flower spikes are easy to spot. The calyx beneath the flowers start out green but then change to bright pink/purple then white. Horse mint flowers start out white with dark spots inside their "throats" but then these flowers turn yellowish while the spots remain unchanged. Horse mint leaves are super high in thymol which is a sedative but also very good for calming upset stomachs.