| Zone | 5 |
|---|---|
| Maturity | Perennial |
| Germination (days) | 7 |
| Seedling temperature (°C) | 20 |
| Height (cm) | 25-30 |
| Spreading (cm) | 30 |
| Colour | Blue |
| Formulation | Raw |
Calamintha Marvelette Blue
Calamintha Marvelette Blue
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Recommendations :
Indoor sowing : It is suggested to sow 6-8 weeks before planting outside. (*)
(*) From 7 to 10 days after the date of the last ground frost.
This first-year flowering perennial flowers within 12 weeks from a spring sowing and will bring blue to the garden all summer. Striking, purple-blue flowers are produced in profusion on upright spikes and compact plant . The sweet, mint smell of the fresh and edible foliage attracts butterflies and bees.
Maturity (Weeks)
Perennial
Germination (Days)
7
Seedling temperature (°C)
20
Half-shade
Sun
Cultivation mode
Plantation : Indoor: It is suggested to sow 6-8 weeks before planting outside. Keep the temperature around 20 °C. Germination time is around 7days.
Soil : Indoor: Well-drained, porous seedlings soil to prevent overwatering. Outdoor: Well-drained soil.
Culturals practices : Calaminthas are perennials that tolerate temperatures down to -24 °C. Ideal in sunny and shady places and in the undergrowth, it requires a humus and well-drained soil. It can give a beautiful flowering plant of 60 cm in all directions if the soil is richer, without its stems shedding. Its stems die off in the winter, and the stump is cleaned of its old, dry stems in the spring, low above the new emerging leaves.
| Latin name |
Calamintha nepeta |
|---|---|
| Use |
containers, flower bed |
| Floraison |
July and August |
| Sowing calendar - Biennials and Perrennials flowers |
