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How to grow Calamintha nepeta Blue cloud growing and care:
Well-drained soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Aggressive plant
When is the best time to plant?
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, slugs, snails
Pruning season:
Winter
How to prune:
Dead flowers stem and dead stems, for edible growing better to prevent bloom stems
Size of the plant:
30-60 cm, 12-24 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season?
Summer / Autumn
General information about the flower:
Blue to purple small flowers that grow on stems in inflorescence, the flowers cover all the plant in the season
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
Spring / Summer / Autumn
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant establish cut the leaves with the stems
Information about leaves:
Green oval to elliptic leaves, leaves are fragrant remind Mint with Marjoram.
Uses of Calamintha nepeta Blue cloud leaves:
Beverage, herbs, spices
Scientific name:
Clinopodium nepeta
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Autumn flowers Summer flowers
Edible Parts
Culinary uses
Flower colors
Blue flower Purple flower
Climate
Desert Climate Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
Autumn Harvest Spring Harvest Summer Harvest
Ornamental parts
Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Deciduous Evergreen Herbaceous Perennial plant Subshrub
Plant Uses
Edible plants Fragrance Ground cover plants Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Full sun Plants Part shade Plants
Watering plants
Regularly water Small amounts of water
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 5 Hardiness zone 6 Hardiness zone 7 Hardiness zone 8 Hardiness zone 9