Calamintha
Calamintha nepeta
Sows itself around freely once it settles — welcome along a gravel edge, less so in a tidy border.
Light Full sun
Height 50 cm
Spread 17.7 in
Spacing 45 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 17.7 in
- In-row spacing
- 17.7 in
- Between rows
- 22 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Flower · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Feeding
- Rose & flower
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- June
Through the year
- Mar–Jun Spring Growth
- Jun–Oct Flowering
- Oct–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Companions
Salvia nemorosa, Perovskia, Echinacea, Stachys
Pests & problems
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