Calamint Large Flowered Elfin Purple Calamintha Grandiflora is a perennial herb native to the mountains of Southern Europe and the Middle East. Calamint Large Flowered Elfin Purple seeds can be started indoors 6- 8 weeks before the last frost, or outdoors in early to mid spring after the last frost, and also known as Mint Savory and Showy Calamint, Calamintha Grandiflora is the upright, bushy perennial herb that is close cousin to the garden mint, but without its spreading habit. Calamint Elfin Purple forms mounds of very attractive, spicy scented foliage with toothed, ovate dark-green leaves ovate, toothed, dark -green leaves with paler undersides, blooming with short spikes of delicately mint-like fragrant tubular, two-lipped, purple-pink flowers in summer, and attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds to a garden.
Calamint Large Flowered Elfin Purple is a popular choice for planting in beds, borders, containers, pots, pollinator gardens, rock gardens, as a groundcover, as a superb edging for walks, and this outstanding garden performer is often used for mass planting and woodland planting. Calamintha Grandiflora seeds germinate in 2-3 weeks, and the established Showy Calamint prefers full sun to part shade and thrives in moist, well-drained soils tolerating drought and requiring very low maintenance. Calamint makes an excellent cut flower.
PLANT PROFILE
Season: Perennial
Height: 14-24 Inches
Bloom Season: Summer
Environment: Sun/Partial Sun
Soil Type: Average/Poor/Loamy/Sand/Dry/Moist well-drained, pH 5.8-6.8
USDA Zones: 5-9
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Sow Indoors: Winter/Spring (6-8 weeks before last frost)
Sow Outdoors: Spring/Fall
Seed Depth: 1/8 Inch
Germination Time: 14-30 Days
