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White Cloud Dwarf Calamint

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White Cloud Dwarf Calamint (Clinopodium nepeta ‘White Cloud’)Tiny white flowers cover this variety throughout summer, on its low, mounding form; an excellent choice for borders and containers

Characteristics

Average Landscape Height:
9 inches (12 inches with the flowers)
Average Landscape Width:
18 inches
Growth Rate:
medium
Genus:
Calamintha
Species:
nepeta
Cultivar:
White Cloud
Flower Color:
white
Flower Period:
from early summer to early fall
Summer Foliage Color:
sea green
Minimum Light:
partial shade
Maximum Light:
full sun
Minimum Moisture:
average
Maximum Moisture:
moist
Plant Form:
upright spreading
Canopy:
low
Pruning:
spring cleanup
Pollution Tolerance:
medium
Branching:
herbaceous
Flower Form:
trumpet

Ornamental Features

White Cloud Dwarf Calamint features dainty spikes of white trumpet-shaped flowers rising above the foliage from early summer to early fall. Its fragrant oval leaves remain bluish-green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

White Cloud Dwarf Calamint is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

Planting & Growing

White Cloud Dwarf Calamint will grow to be about 9 inches tall at maturity extending to 12 inches tall with the flowers, with a spread of 18 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

White Cloud Dwarf Calamint is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the larger thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

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