| Description | A small busy plant with small flowers. Physically looks a lot like Baby's Breath. |
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| Pronunciation | (kal-ah-MIN-thah)(NEP-eh-tah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Flowers | small, white to pale lilac (some say blue), 2 lipped, borne on cymes, airy, long season of bloom June on, blooms late July to end of September |
| Leaves | leaves:green, tiny, fragrant |
| Dimensions | 1.5 feet by 1.5 feet |
| Maintenance | does best in airy sites, powdery mildew can be a problem, can self seed |
| Propagation | seeds, division |
| Native Site | Native to Southern Europe. |
| Misc Facts | Name: Greek kalos-beautiful, mintha-mint. (syn. C. nepetoides) |
| Notes & Reference | #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Clasusen and Ekastro), #36-Encyclopedia of Perennials (Christopher Woods), #167-(Boerner Botanical Gardens (Wisconsin USA) data base) |
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