I would be grateful for and ID and any other information (e.g., culinary or other uses) for the lovely mint plants with pink flowers that are growing wild along the roadside near my rural home:









Plants are 1 - 3 feet tall. Stems are square; leaves are opposite.

I have mint with white flowers in my garden and use it to make tea. Are all members of the mint family useful for tea or are some better than others?

Flowers kinda look like Marsh Woundwort. Not sure though, please don't consume it!

Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris)

http://www.naturalmedicinalher...

You may also want to look at this website, some mints with purple flowers.

http://www.wildflowers-and-wee...

I think this is what you have American Germander http://www.wildflowersofontari...

frostweed said:I think this is what you have American Germander http://www.wildflowersofontari...

It does fit the description of American Germander. Thanks!

bwv998 said:Flowers kinda look like Marsh Woundwort. Not sure though, please don't consume it!

Marsh Woundwort (Stachys palustris)

http://www.naturalmedicinalher...

You may also want to look at this website, some mints with purple flowers.

http://www.wildflowers-and-wee...

Thanks very much for these helpful links!