Clinopodium menthifolium
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Clinopodium menthifolium, Calamint, Mountain Balm
(Previously known as Calamintha menthifolia)
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Calamintha
Small pale pink flowers. Mint scented oval toothed leaves. Culinary; both the leaves and flowers are edible, use with meat and vegetable dishes. Good for tisanes.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H5 (-10 to -15C)
• Type: Herbaceous Perennial
• Height: 60cm
• Spread: 45cm
Calamint can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Sand, Light Loam, Free Draining
• pH: Neutral – Alkaline pH
• Habit: Clump
• Flowering colour: Pale Pink
• Flowering time: Summer
• Uses: Culinary & Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Culinary Herbs and Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings & Division
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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