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. 

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​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

Substitution Suggestions​​​​​​​​​

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snow Cap'

Echinacea 'Pow Wow White'

Geranium 'Biokovo'

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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

Substitution Suggestions​​​​​​​​​

Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'

Lavandula x intermedia 'Phenomenal'

Hemerocallis 'Gentle Shepard'

Stachys 'Helen Von Stein'