ជីរអង្កាម/ ជីរមហោ, Peppermint

ជីរអង្កាម/ ជីរមហោ, Peppermint . A Khmer culinary herbs. Used fresh in Soups, Salads, Wraps,  dipping Sauce (Khmer Pesto), or as a table condiments in an herb platter.

A budget-friendly gardening. Propagating propagating from kitchen scraps cutting.
  • It's a native to Cambodia. 
  • It a perennial in tropical and subtropical climate. Frost sensitive. 
  • It can be found thriving along waterway in a tropical environment. 
  • It's an erected plant with square stalk with opposite leaf,  and stand at about 15" aboveground. 
  • Like most mint,  it spread rampantly forming a thick mat of stolons just below the soil surface.  Container planting is highly recommended. 


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