It is perennial plant that grows 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.5 m (1ft 8 in) with broadly ovate, subentire, obtuse or shallowly deeply crenate-serrate leaves that are very fragrant when crushed. Leaves have nine teeth on each side. Usually the plant forms dense foliage on rocky sites, abandoned places and dry meadows.
The plant bloom flowers from July to September and seeds ripen from September to October. Species are hermaphrodite and is pollinated by insects and bees. The plant prefers well-drained soil. It grows in semi-shade or no shade. It also prefers dry or moist soil and tolerates drought. It is tubular, tiny, two lipped, lilac to white flowers that appear in axillary spikes. Calyx is sparsely to densely puberulent or pubescent and about 3-7 × 1-2 mm in diameter. The plant is found in South, South-Central and Western Europe, northwards to East England.
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- The plant is digestive, febrifuge, expectorant, aromatic and diaphoretic.
- Infusion of flowers is used for flatulent colic and weaknesses of stomach. Also it is used for insomnia, depression and painful menstruation.
- Infusion made from leaves is used for treating nervous complaints, jaundice, cramps and convulsions.
- Apply the warm poultice of leaves to soothe bruises and rheumatic pains.
Culinary uses
- Add the leaves in soup.
- Use the leaves to make herb tea.
References:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Calamintha.html
https://freakofnatural.com/calamintha/
http://www.perennials.com/plants/calamintha-grandiflora-variegata.html
https://www.finegardening.com/plant/calamint-calamintha-grandiflora-variegata
https://practicalplants.org/wiki/Calamintha_grandiflora
http://cms.galenos.com.tr/Uploads/Article_12458/127-132.pdf
https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Calamintha+grandiflora
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamintha_grandiflora
http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/herbs/c/calamintha-grandiflora=large-flowered-calamint.php
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/112867
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| Mint savory Quick Facts | |
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| Name: | Mint savory |
| Scientific Name: | Calamintha grandiflora |
| Origin | Originated in Mediterranean region |
| Name | Mint savory |
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| Scientific Name | Calamintha grandiflora |
| Native | Originated in Mediterranean region |
| Common/English Name | Calamint, Large-flowered calamint, Mountain balm, Showy savory, Showy calmint |
| Name in Other Languages | English: Large-flowered calamintha; French: calament a grande fleur, sarriette a grandes fleurs; German: GroBblutige Bergminze GroBblutiger Steinquendel; Italian: mentuccio montana; Russian: duschevik krupnocvetkovyj |
| Plant Growth Habit | Shrubby perennial |
| Plant Size | 0.6 m (2 ft) by 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) |
| Leaf | Pale-green, oval |
| Flowering Season | Early Summer, Mid-Summer |
| Flower | Deep pink |