Large-Flowered Calamint (Calamintha grandiflora)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Pink. Main Bloom Time: Mid summer. Form: Spreading or horizontal.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet and aromatic herb tea is made from the leaves. — A sweet and aromatic herb tea is made from the leaves.; The leaves are harvested as the plant comes into flower and are dried for later use.; Leaves - used as a flavouring.; A pleasant mint-like fragrance and flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Damp woods and scrub, often on limestone. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)