Common Name:

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Family:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Form:

Size:

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Retain it in the landscape if is is occurring naturally.

Considerations:

Difficult to establish and requires highly specific site conditions.

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed or cuttings. Little cultural information is available. Soil conditions must be appropriate -- try to grow it in yellow sand with excellent drainage.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Very long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Wildlife:

Attracts bees, and butterflies.

Attracts hummingbirds.

Native Habitats:

Scrub, in open areas. Sandhills, coastal hammocks. Mostly near the coast.

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Short lived. Rarely grown as it is difficult to establish.