My "Great White North"

[Sheriff Roland]

PEPPERMINT?

Hum ... I guess peppermint tea does exist, but I got peppermint growin in my yard (nasty weed) and it looks right dif'rent - grows ta 2 feel easily, so no, this ain't peppermint, sorry.

Here's another one a those plants, also growin in the back yard:

[ifyoucantfixit]

          I saw some plants just like it today on my walk. 
          Dan D Lions

[injest]

Hum ... I guess peppermint tea does exist, but I got peppermint growin in my yard (nasty weed) and it looks right dif'rent - grows ta 2 feel easily, so no, this ain't peppermint, sorry.

dang it....

[Sheriff Roland]

          I saw some plants just like it today on my walk. 
          Dan D Lions

Janice Nooooooo ... dandelions can be eaten in salads, and apparently make decent home wine, but it looks VERY dif'rent. Don't think it makes tea & I don't think anyone thinks of it as a herb. You'll recognise the herb when I reveal it's name!

Here's a picture I took of the net of flower, leaves and root of a dandelion:

[ifyoucantfixit]

         they make dandelion wine why not tea.??

[Sheriff Roland]

I'm learnin somethin here ... I googles an image of the name a this plant, and I'm getting a dif'rent flower. Leaves(?) look very similar, but the flowers are more like a daisy, while my plant(s) only have the yellow center. One thing fer certain, Bryan has made tea with this & it did taste like .... (tomorrow's answer)

[Sheriff Roland]

         they make dandelion wine why not tea.??

Dunno, just never heard a dandelion tea, is all.

[ifyoucantfixit]

           Ok ill play your game one more time...sassafras??

[Sheriff Roland]

           Ok ill play your game one more time...sassafras??

I don't know sassafras ... again, I googled an image - seems to have broad leaves - and I think it's a tree, so no, not sassafras

Was gonna give a third hint, but I'm comin up with a blank - tea's without caffeine, but I guess that's true of all herbal teas

[Sheriff Roland]

You guys are being such good sports - hope I don't frustrate you to the point a not wantin ta participate again ...

In the meantime, the peach coloured poppies came out in great numbers this year (It pays ta move em) In the back yard, I must a gotten near a dozen, and in the front yard, there were nine a em bloomin all at once!