Calamintha Seeds
a.k.a. Calamint
Calamintha nepeta
How to plant Calamintha seedsAn easy to grow perennial, similar to catmint, with fresh mint-scented leaves. Calamintha attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, thrives in sun to part shade. Ideal planted in borders, path edges, and containers. A Mediterranean native, calamintha prefers well-drained soil and afternoon shade in hot summer areas.
Marvelette Series
Quick to flower the first year from seed. Marvelette calaminthas are superior to earlier varieties, with large, showy flower spikes blooming profusely above uniform, mounding, 8 in. plants. Winter hardy to zone 5.
How to Plant and Grow Calamintha
Sow seed in cell packs or flats, press into soil but do not cover. Light aids germination. Kept at 70°F., germination is in 14-30 days.
