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Photo by taken at North Creek Nurseries, PA
Calamintha nepeta var. nepeta
Lesser Calamint
Item #: 3501
Zones: 5a to 8a, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
I hadn't been as impressed in quite a while as I was when I first met this plant in Dale Hendricks' Pennsylvania garden. The bushy mound of light green, deer-resistant, fragrant foliage, reeking of peppermint, was smothered in clouds of tiny, very light blue flowers. Our plants here in hot and muggy NC have performed equally as well, in full flower from June until October. Calamintha nepeta needs good drainage and plenty of air circulation, although this one has survived far better than other calaminthas for us. I think rock gardeners and herb lovers alike will fall in love with this gem...for me, it was love at first sight!
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Blue
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Fall , Spring , Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants
Other: Fragrant Foliage Plants , Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Rabbit Resistant Plants