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maryh
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 Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:36 pm Post subject: Mint Leaves? |
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| My fiance and I have decided on a color scheme for our wedding. We want to do like Andes Mints. A lot of a dark brown, and a little bit of mint green. For our centerpieces, we would like to do a Brown-ish vase, with white flowers (either calla lilies or just white roses) and we would like to put mint leaves in with the flowers. Where would I get mint leaves like that, that would be long enough to be put in a vase?And how long would it take to grow them to be like that? |
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Brian
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:12 pm Post subject: Mint Leaves? |
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| Buy some seeds and grow them. Unless your wedding is soon. |
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eskielover
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: Mint Leaves? |
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| The problem is that mint grows as a vine. You could strip off the leaves that would rest in the water contained in the vase so that you don't get rot and pond scum in the water. That being said, I've got a few varieties of mint I have grown for several years that would be long enough to do that with but they would be scraggly and unsightly because mint follows the sun and doesn't grow straight. But if you put the main flower in the center of the vase and don't mind a jungle of mint leaves flowing out of the vase surrounding them, it looks like the ones I put in 2-3 years ago would be long enough to surround a rose and the ones I put in 4-5 years ago would be full enough to support the larger calla lilies. |
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KevinC
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:24 pm Post subject: Mint Leaves? |
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| Mint is a quick to grow perennial plant (Mentha). Your best bet is to find someone who is growing it already, and ask to harvest theirs. Mid-to-Late summer would provide you the longest stems. They aren't much to look at.Sprigs of mint might be able to be found at your local 'up scale' grocery store or produce market. Likewise, they might be able to get it for you. Since it isn't grown for the floral industry, you probably will only be able to find it 'in season'. If you need it for an early spring, fall or winter wedding, you might not be able to find it at all.Mint isn't a vine. Some relatives of mint do crawl, but pepper mint or spearmint are herbaceous plants, perhaps growing to 24".I hope that this helpsGood luck- |
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cindarella
Joined: 22 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 5:00 pm Post subject: Mint Leaves? |
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| mint grows as a ground cover. you can even start plants from the fresh mint that you buy at the market. I have pinapple mint, chocolat mint and orange mint. They are not all that attractive to be using in a centerpiece. but if you were to strip the leaves from the vines and maybe float them in the water or sprinkle loose leaves on the table around the centerpiece , it would give off a nice aroma. |
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