Common Name:

Apalachicola conradina

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Conradina glabra

Family:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Form:

shrub

Size:

3-4 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Life Span:

long-lived perennial; long-lived if grown in appropriate open, sandy dry sites (Nelson 2003)

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

evergreen; long bloom season, primarily in spring

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

border plant or scattered in a wildlflower garden

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A, 8B

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Sandhill. Seen in open sandhill at Appalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve. Upper edges of steepheads in the transition to sandhills, edges of pine plantation, roadsides. Only experimental plantings on conservation lands. All natural populations in plantations and rights of way. High probability that SRD's flower photos are mis-ID; habit photo is good.

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.  This is a rare plant endemic to one panhandle county and should only be acquired from reputable plant nurseries.