Jul 3, 2023 · Calamint is a fragrant perennial or small shrub that makes a lovely member of an herb garden or flower bed. Learn to grow calamint, now at Gardener’s Path.

Jul 15, 2024 · Calamints are low-lying, bushy plants with cone-shaped clusters of fragrant flowers. Their bloom time stretches from early summer to late fall, attracting all sorts of pollinators. The small, tubular blossoms are distributed through the plants and look like clouds of flowers. You can find species in white, lilac, red, pink, and even blue.

Calamintha nepeta is a bushy, rhizomatous, perennial herb of the mint family that is native to Europe and the Mediterranean region. It typically forms a dense, indefinitely spreading, foliage mat with upright leafy flowering stems rising to 12-18” tall. Ovate, gray-green leaves (to 3/4” long) are very fragrant when crushed.

Clinopodium nepeta (synonym: Calamintha nepeta), known as lesser calamint, [2] is a perennial herb of the mint family. Lesser calamint is a perennial shrub, forming a compact mound of shiny, green oregano -like leaves. The flowers are lavender pink. The plant reaches a height of 18 inches (46 cm). [3] .

Jun 15, 2021 · Calamint plants are thick stemmed, bushy herbs that spread from rhizomes like most mint plants. The leaves are heavily veined and highly textured, many sporting ridges and most with hairy or fuzzy foliage. Some types of calamint may be 4 to 24 inches (10-61 cm.) tall and bloom in mid to late summer with some varieties flowering in fall.

Calamint (Calamintha spp.) is native to areas of Europe and the Mediterranean. Sometimes known as lesser calamint, mountain mint, catmint, or mountain balm, it was popular as far back as the Roman empire where it was a culinary and medicinal staple.

A great addition to a naturalized wildlife garden, with tall spikes of small white flowers that are loved by bees. Spreads freely by rhizomes or by reseeding. Use as an informal groundcover, or allow to spill over rock walls. Aromatic foliage can be dried for potpourris. Herbaceous perennial. LIGHT: Full sun.

Noted for its clouds of delicate flowers, Calamintha nepeta (Lesser Calaminth) is a compact, bushy, rhizomatous perennial with loose clusters of tiny, tubular, two-lipped white or pale lilac flowers. Flowering from late summer until frost, the luminous blossoms are borne on upright stems clad with aromatic, semi-evergreen, ovate gray-green leaves.

Calamintha bears clusters of small, tubular, two-lipped flowers in shades of lilac-blue, pink, and white. The Calamintha genus contains about eight species of perennials and subshrubs. Commonly called calamints. The name Calamintha is from the Greek kalos, meaning “beautiful”, and minthe, “mint”.

May 14, 2021 · Sun-loving, season-long blooming, low maintenance, dependable and pollinator-friendly. Sound like a perfect perennial to add to your garden? Calamint (Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta), selected as the Perennial Plant Association’s 2021 plant of the year, is a garden-favorite of many gardeners.