p style=”text-align: left;”>This lovely flower is used in Earl Gray tea for its pleasant odor and taste. It is a part of the mint family. We can find it at mid-elevations in the grasslands and forest clearings. The purple-mauve flowers are pollinated by butterfiles in the early summer. It is a perennial that grows 30-70m tall, with single flowers on individual stalks.

“Horse mint” was used by First Nations people in teas and smudges. We plant it in our gardens or enjoy seeing it in the wild, especially over a cup of Earl Gray.

(taken in Waterton)