Clinopodium nepeta 'Montrose White'


Common name(s): lesser calamint


Description: perennial; a compact, sterile selection named by Mike Yanny of Johnson’s Nursery in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Aromatic foliage and hundreds of small white flowers constantly blooming from spring until the first hard frost (usually mid November in our area). One of the best pollinator plants in our selection. Flowers sometimes take on a blue sheen in autumn.


Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.


Position: full sun and well-draining soil


Uses: ornamental, culinary- in Italian and Corsican cuisine


Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below


Drought: adapted to 4 months of summer drought