Aromatic foliage provides maintenance-free resistance to deer. Easy to grow, even in hot sun.
Calamintha grandiflora
18" tall
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Half-inch pink flowers all summer on bushy perennial.
Calamintha grandiflora 'Variegata'
15-18" tall and wide
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Large, bright pink flowers measuring 1½" on erect, bushy plant. Foliage is irregularly spattered with cream color.
Calamintha ssp. nepeta
18" tall, 20-30" wide
Zones 5-9
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Container Gardening: 3" pot
Airy mass of white-to-mauve flowers in summer. Catmint-scented foliage to deter those deer! Prefers dry sites.