Calamintha nepeta 'Blue Cloud' is a semi-evergreen perennial in the Lamiaceae that forms a well-branched mound of foliage. It favours a south-facing, sheltered site in well-drained neutral loam and flowers from July to September. The blooms are lavender-pink and are valued in borders and wildlife plantings. It is sold under the Clinopodium grouping in many collections.

Lesser Calamint (Calamintha nepeta 'Blue Cloud') is a semi-evergreen Clinopodium for south-facing, well-drained loam, flowering July to September.

Clinopodium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, in the subtribe Menthinae. Clinopodium belongs to a large and complex group of genera including many New World mints such as Hedeoma, Monarda, and Pycnanthemum, and this group is in turn a sister clade to Mentha.

Calamintha nepeta 'Blue Cloud'

Lesser Calamint | Calamintha nepeta 'Blue Cloud'

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