Melinda Myers

Calamint

Botanical Name

Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta

Min Zone

5

Max Zone

7

Height

12 to 18 inches

Width

12 to 24 inches

Flowers

June to September: lilac to white

Light

Full sun

Soil

Moist, well-drained, adaptable pH

Planting & Care

• Prefers moist soils, but tolerant of drought
• Use as a groundcover
• Spreads by rhizome and/or self-seeding
• Shear to tidy up appearance and to prevent unwanted self-seeding
• Plants don't perform well in the warmer Zones of the deep South
• Very attractive to bees

Problems

Powdery mildew, foliage may decline in hot and humid weather

Varieties

• Montrose White - white flowers, mint scented foliage, does not self-seed
• Blue Cloud - lavender flowers with powder blue overtones, mint scented bluish-green foliage, 9 to 12 inches