| Botanical name | Calamintha ascendens |
|---|---|
| Common name(s) | Calamint |
| Plant Care |  Half Sun Half Sun – Prefers 3 To 6 Hours of Sunlight a Day.  Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage.  Low Watering Low Watering – Requires Little Water.  Low Maintenance Low Maintenance – Requires little maintenance. |
| Categories | |
| Flowers | Produces pinkish or bluish flowers with spots on the white lower lip. |
| Origin | |
| Foliage | Stalked leaves and an erect hairy stem with tall flowering spikes. |
| Soil Conditions | Well-drained dry to moist neutral to alkaline soil. |
| Uses | Medicinal: Tea made from calamint is used as a detoxifier and cleanser, and a Culinary: They can also be added to cooked foods, imparting a pungent, aromatic flavour. |
| Interesting info | As it induces sweating, it was used in medieval times as a treatment against the black plague. People take calamint for respiratory illnesses and colds with fever. They also use it to loosen chest congestion and promote sweating. |
| Interesting planting ideas | Calamint is a great companion plant for brinjals, fennel, green peppers, lettuces, onions, strawberries & tomatoes repelling pests. |
Calamintha ascendens (Calamint)
- Botanical name: Calamintha ascendens
- Common name(s): Calamint
- Categories: Herbs, Shrubs and Perennials
Plant description:
It has stalked leaves and an erect hairy stem with tall flowering spikes and produces pinkish or bluish flowers with spots on the white lower lip. People take calamint as a medicinal tea for respiratory illnesses and colds with fever. Also, used it to loosen chest congestion and promote sweating.
Family: Lamiaceae
Synonym: Clinopodium menthifolium
Calamintha ascendens requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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