Clinopodium gracile
25 seeds per packet.
A rarely cultivated, perennial herb in the Lamiaceae family that is native to woodland edges and sunny grasslands in India, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and China. The whole plant is used in traditional medicine in China. The rose-pink tubular shaped flowers are arranged in whorls on the stem. Flowering July to late September. Height 10 to 30 cm. Moisture retentive, well-drained soil in sun to dappled shade.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS:
Sow from March to June. Surface sow small seeds thinly, press in gently and keep top of pot moist. Keep pot warm at 15 to 20°C until germination, then move to somewhere cooler.
Carefully prick out seedlings when they have developed true leaves and are large enough to transplant to individual pots to grow on.