Lesser Calamint

Calamintha nepeta

Myrtenaster Pink Star (Aster ericoides) Wollziest (Stachys byzantina) Blumengärten Hirschstetten Wien 2014 by Tsui (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Full Sun

Light watering

Frost Hardy

RHS hardiness

-15°C

Minimum temperature

Expected size

Height		Spread
1m	Max	1m
50cm	Min	50cm

5 years to reach maturity

Flowering

spring
summer
autumn
winter

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Lesser Calamint Overview

Also known as lesser calamint, this species is a bushy perennial growing to around 60cm tall. It has aromatic foliage coloured grey-green and bears small clusters of tubular, 2-lipped blooms coloured pale purple-white. These are produced during summer and early in autumn.