calamint
noun
cal·a·mint
ˈka-lə-ˌmint 
: any of a genus (Calamintha synonym Satureja, especially C. nepeta) of Eurasian perennial mints
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One of her favorites to tuck around natives is nonnative perennial calamint Calamintha nepeta.
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Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022
Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
For generations, the Sireci family has grown high-altitude indigenous Sicilian grapes, including Nero D'Avola, which has notes of calamint, eucalyptus, and incense, all herbs that grow in the wild on the island.
—Valentina Di Donato, Forbes, 25 June 2021
But this spring, just as Americans began to hunker down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rare blue bees, known scientifically as Osmia calaminthae, were rediscovered in the same region foraging on Ashe's calamint, a dainty violet flower that blooms in certain scrub habitats.
—Jonathan Kendall, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2020
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Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 May 2022
Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia.
—Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
For generations, the Sireci family has grown high-altitude indigenous Sicilian grapes, including Nero D'Avola, which has notes of calamint, eucalyptus, and incense, all herbs that grow in the wild on the island.
—Valentina Di Donato, Forbes, 25 June 2021
But this spring, just as Americans began to hunker down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rare blue bees, known scientifically as Osmia calaminthae, were rediscovered in the same region foraging on Ashe's calamint, a dainty violet flower that blooms in certain scrub habitats.
—Jonathan Kendall, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2020
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“Calamint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calamint. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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