Calamintha (Calamint)
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  • Low, wide mounds of foliage
  • Masses of tiny flowers appear in summer
  • Long bloom time
  • Fragrant foliage
  • Pollinator plants
  • Moist, well-drained soil
  • Drought tolerant once established
  • Salt tolerant
  • Deer and rabbit resistant
  • Perfect for edging fronts of gardens or rose beds, walkways or patios, and effective when cascading over low walls, in rock gardens or in containers. 

​nepeta 'Montrose White'
  • Perfect filler plant​
  • White blooms
  • Beautiful with roses or bare-legged beauties like Asters and Garden Phlox
  • Bloom time: summer-fall
  • 18" H x 18" W
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nepeta nepeta 'Blue Cloud'
  • Bluer coloration in cooler weather - whiter in the heat of summer.
  • ​Lavender blue blooms
  • Compact plant
  • Versatile filler plant
  • Great container component
  • Bloom time: summer-fall
  • ​15" H x 15" W
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nepeta subsp. nepeta 
  • Bluer coloration in cooler weather - whiter in the heat of summer.
  • Compact plant with minty-scented leaves. ​
  • Lilac/White blooms
  • Bloom time: summer-fall
  • ​2' H x 2' W
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