Clinopodium nepeta
LESSER CALAMINT, NEPETELLA
Lamiaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

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Origins: Europe-W Russia, North Africa

Other Botanical Names: Acinos transsilvanica, Calamintha acinifolia, C. alboi, C. athonica, C. barolesii, C. bonanovae, C. bonanovae, C. brevisepala, C. caballeroi, C. cacuminiglabra, C. cantabrica, C. dilatata, C. dufourii, C. enriquei, C. eriocaulis, C. ferreri, C. guillesii, C. josephi, C. largiflora, C. litardierei, C. longiracemosa, C. mollis, C. nepeta, C. nepetoides, C. obliqua, C. officinalis var. nepeta, C. parviflora, C. peniciliata, C. rotundifolia, C. sennenii, C. suavis, C. thessala, C. transsilvanica, C. trichotoma, C. vulgaris, Faucibarba parviflora, Melissa aetheos, M. nepeta, M. obtusifolia, M. parviflora, Micromeria byzantina, M. canescens, Satureja calamintha, S. mollis, S. nepeta, Thymus athonicus, T. minor, T. nepeta

Other Common Names: Nipitella

 
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Clinopodium nepeta
LESSER CALAMINT, NEPETELLA
Lamiaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.75m

FEATURES

Flowers: mauve or pink

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: aromatic

Edibility: herbalist herb


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean designs

Uses: informal edging, hanging basket, mass planting, groundcovers

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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