Calamintha nepeta White Cloud

Description

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Calamintha
Species: nepeta

Lesser catmint

Very valuable, permanent flowering perennial, ideal for edging borders. Fills the late spring garden with clouds of delicate, nectar-rich, white flowers. Flowering until frost bites, reliable bloomer with lovely fragrant foliage reminiscent of oregano.  Flowers the first year from seed. Zone: 5-9

Sowing: Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.