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Re: Calamintha

Margaret,
I received my new Richter's catalog over the weekend.
Be looking for yours!
Rick Grazzini
rickg@centrelab.com
USDA 5 or 6 / Sunset 43


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> From: Margaret Lauterbach <mlaute@micron.net>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Calamintha
> Date: Tuesday, October 21, 1997 9:20 AM
> 
> At 08:28 AM 10/21/97 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Hello to all!  I purchased a few calamintha plants this past season and
I
> >feel deeply in love.  They required no care, smelled pleasantly like
mint,
> >provided a baby's breath-type filler for cut bouquets (the more I cut,
the
> >more the darn thing grew and bloomed), and looked great with whatever I
had
> >placed them by (with oriental lillies, it looked like a living bouquet
--
> >breathtaking!).  I highly recommend this plant for every garden as I'm
sure
> >everyone would find a place for this jewel.  I purchased some from White
> >Flower Farm (which gave it a knock-out review) and Bluestone Perennials
> >(which was cheaper and the plants grew equally as well).
> >
> >Questions:  I'm hoping that this plant will spread like others in the
mint
> >family, but so far it is just a bushy plant...does someone know if will
> >spread?  If not, how can I propagate it?  I love it so much, I want it
as
> >an edging for my rose border along with the lamb's ear!
> >
> >Any help would be most appreciated.  I have it in full sun, I'm in zone
> >5/6, my soil is clay based.
> >
> >
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> i have two calaminthas, and they remain single plants after several
years.
> You can grow them from seeds, but mine have not self-seeded.  Richters
> catalog has a "showy calaminth" and "calamintha nepeta," both would be
seed
> orders..  If you don't have the Richters catalog, email
> catalog@richters.com and request one.  It may be a while before they
honor
> your request, because they should have a new catalog about ready to be
> printed.  Margaret
> 
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