Forum home› Plants
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Calamintha nepeta or a weed?

FarendwomanFarendwoman Posts: 148
in Plants

imageimageAnyone know if this is calamintha nepeta or some little weed?? I found an old plant label near it when I was tidying the border!

Posts

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906

    It looks like a Calamint to me flowerlady. Does it have a minty aroma when you pinch a leaf?

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • FarendwomanFarendwoman Posts: 148

    it has a smell - but wouldn't call it minty. Sort of savoury / spicy. Not particularly pleasant anyway.

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906

    I would still go with Calamint.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • FarendwomanFarendwoman Posts: 148

    Thank you ladybird.

    i won't rip all of it out then!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    looks like Ground Ivy, Glechoma hederacea  to me. 



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • FarendwomanFarendwoman Posts: 148

    I think you're right Nut. - But thank you both! I guess I get rid of it then before it swamps everything else.

  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254

    Nut is right---as usual.image

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glechoma_hederacea

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    It's a nice little ground cover plant for under shrubs image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
Sign In or Register to comment.