Calamint Plant

Calamintha nepeta

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Perennial Shrub

Height at Maturity: 24-30″

Width at Maturity: 18″+
Spacing: 18″ for solid border or mass planting; 36″ apart for space between plants

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Bushy

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: White to Soft Lavender with Blue-Purple spots

Flower Size: Small, clustered on long spikes

Flowering Period: Summer to Fall

Flower Type: Single

Fragrant Flowers: Yes

Foliage Color: Grey-Green

Fragrant Foliage: Yes

Berries: No

Berry Color: No

Sun Needs: Full to Mostly Sun, minimum of 6 hours direct sunlight

Water Needs: Average, low when established

Soil Type: Clay (Amended), Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Damp to Moist But Well Drained

Soil pH: 7.0 – 8.0 (Neutral to Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Low

Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Pollinators, Visual Attention

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Insect, Rabbit, Alkaline Soil

Description

A super-hardy alternative to baby’s breath that blooms summer to frost, Calamint features abundant, tiny white to soft lavender flowers dotted with purple in airy clusters that are a favorite of butterflies and other beneficial pollinators. Calamint is a member of the mint family but you might be happy to know that it doesn’t spread by underground runners so is well-behaved in the garden. An excellent border softener with delightful airy texture and very low maintenance.

Calamintha nepeta has household uses and been used medicinally as a treatment for gastrointestinal disorders, depression, insomnia, and painful menses. That said, we’re not herbalists!…so make sure to do your own research before using this plant for medicinal purposes.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Calamint Plant is ideal for use as an accent in smaller gardens spaces or in groupings or as a border in garden beds and along walks and paths. With its long bloom period it is also nice as a solo or mixed with other sun-loving plants in pots, planters or other containers. Plant it near patios, decks, porches and other outdoor living areas where the fragrance and the pretty white flowers can be enjoyed from close up. A natural choice for herb gardens and a fine addition to coastal areas, fragrance gardens, white theme gardens and rock gardens.

Growing Preferences

Calamint plant is easy to grow in most any somewhat loose and moist to somewhat dry soil of average fertility and full to mostly sun. It prefers a neutral to alkaline soil ranging between 7.0 to 8.0 on the pH scale, so add lime to acidic soils to sweeten them. Plants will tolerate some shade but foliage won’t be as dense. It will tolerate dry periods, but flowers best with a damp to moist soil. Avoid constantly soggy or wet soils.

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