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Calamintha nepeta nepeta

Common name: Lesser calamint

Cherish the sweet aroma of this fragrant, low-growing herb - ideal for your garden.

-10 to -15°C
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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9cm Pots
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Calamintha nepeta produces loose clusters of small, tubular, lilac flowers from summer into autumn over clumps of attractive, downy, grey foliage. A highly scented herb for floral and culinary lovers. Commonly known as Calamint, the neat, bushy mounds of minty-oregano scented, green foliage has long been used medicinally for a wide range of ailments. Perfect planted near the kitchen for use in marinades to flavour meats, or dry the leaves to be infused for a refreshingly aromatic tea. Much loved by bees and butterflies, Calamitha is deer and rabbit resistant. Happy in both borders and containers, Calamintha is very drought tolerant, preferring well-drained soil in sun. Growing to a height of approximately 45cm and spreading to around 75cm, the dense foliage is great as a weed suppressing groundcover and is fully hardy so can be left outside during winter for years to come
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Key Information
Latin Name Calamintha nepeta nepeta 9cm pot
Common Name Lesser calamint
Hardiness H5 (-10 to -15°C)
Colour White
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Semi-Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 0.45 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.45
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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