CALAMINTHA grandiflora

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CALAMINTHA grandiflora

Large lowered Calamint
[Elfin Purple]
(CLINOPODIUM grandiflorum)
Select Item No. CG020

Also available as:

1000 Seeds

Available

The minimum order quantity for this article are 100 seeds.

There are no units prepacked, any seed amount ( > minimum quantity) is weighed individually.



Plant Description

Article Type: (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®)
Life Cycle: Perennial
Family: Lamiaceae
Origin: Southeastern Europe to Iran and Caucasus: mountain forests, mixed forests.
Special Features: Aromatic leaves and rose-purple flowers. Well-suited for containers, the rock garden or the front of the border. Suitable for natural landscaping. Attractive for butterflies and other pollinators. Moderate self-sowing at suitable locations. Drought tolerant/ for xeriscaping/ waterwise design. Erosion control. Spicy scent. Abundant and long lasting flowering.
 
Basic Colour: (red / scarlet / purple)
Flower Colour: purple-rose
Natural Flowering Period: May - July
Flowering: First year flowering
 
Winter Hardiness Zones: Z4 - Z7
Foliage: oval to oblong-oval, pointed, serrate or dentate, aromatic, green
Growth Habit: clumping / bushy
Height with Flowers: 20 cm
Spacing between Plants: 30 cm
Soil Requirements: dry / well-drained / average
Location:
Characteristics: groundcover
Usage: honey-bee food plant / for the rock garden
Portion weight: 0.098 Gram
Grams per 1000 seeds: 0.56497 Gram
Seeds per Gram
(does not correspond to the number of plants!):
1770
Sowing Rates/Trays: 2 per cell
Plug tray recommended size(s): 128 / 288
Sowing Direction:

(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems.

(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.

Best Sowing Date
(northern Hemisphere, Field condition):
Anytime
Sowing Time Hint: varying temperatures, night 18°C, day 26°C, of benefit
Sowing to Germination: 3 - 4 weeks
Germination to Transplant: 4 - 6 weeks
Transplanting to Potting: 6 - 8 weeks
Container Size(s): 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2")
Fertilizer: Medium (150-200 ppm)
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