General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 18 to 24 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate: 1 to 3 weeks
Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, gently tamping into the soil
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Large-Flowered Calamint
  • Showy Calamint
  • Mint Savory
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Clinopodium grandiflorum
  • Synonym: Calamintha grandiflora

Photo Gallery
Location: In my garden in Kalama, Wa.
Date: 2008-06-24
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-09-29
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2014-07-04
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-09-29
1st year plant
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-09-29
Location: My garden in Kalama, Wa. Zone 8
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-12-09

photo by ghislain118

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