Native Plant Database

Header Photo: Mervin Wallace

Calamint

Clinopodium arkansanum
Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Native Environment: Glade
Season of Interest:
Main Color: Pink / Rose, White
Fall Color:

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Photo: Mervin Wallace
Sun Exposure 
Full Sun
Soil
Moisture
Dry, Moderate
Nature Attracting
Pollinators/Beneficial Insects
Wildlife Benefit
Food/Pollinators
Animal
Resistance
Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
Size

Height:

6 to
12
inches

Spread:

6 to
12
inches
Size
Height: 6 to
12
inches
Spread: 6 to
12
inches
Size
Height: 6 to
12
inches
Spread: 6 to
12
inches
Typical Landscape Use
Rock gardens. Glade gardens. Cobblestone walks. Beds at the tops of sunny landscape walls.
Establishment and Care Instructions
Will persist in the sunniest, harshest, driest conditions available. If growing in better conditions, make sure soil is well drained and competition is minimal.
Special Features
Special Usage
Ground Cover
Basic Description

A low-growing native tolerant of dry/sunny locations. This nonaggressive mint has a pleasing fragrance when the plants are bruised. The small lavender flowers producing both nectar and pollen are likely pollinated by small bees.

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