ជីរអង្កាម/ ជីរមហោ, spearmint

ជីរអង្កាម/ ជីរមហោ, Spearmint. 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. 

Peppermint (Mentha piperita) and Spearmint (Mentha spicata) are distinct plants.

Peppermint has a high menthol, spicy-cool flavor, purple-tinged stems, and dark green, pointed leaves. Spearmint has a sweeter, milder taste, green stems, and lighter green, wrinkled leaves. Peppermint is a hybrid (water mint + spearmint), while spearmint is a distinct species.