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Calamintha nepeta

  • Perennial
Home Perennial Calamintha nepeta

Dry banks, usually on calcareous soils.

Family: Lamiaceae
Height: 0.6 m / 2 ft
Sun
Light, Medium Soil
Dry to Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 3 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 2 of 5
Other Uses: 2 of 5

Native Habitat

Lesser Calamint Calamintha nepeta native habitat is Dry banks, usually on calcareous soils.

Edible Uses

The leaves have a strong pennyroyal-like fragrance and are more pungent than calamint (C. sylvatica). They can be used as a flavouring. A sweet and aromatic herb tea is made from the leaves.

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