FNPS Plant Database

Clinopodium brownei

Browne's savory
  • Photo by: Kari Ruder, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Browne's savory

Synonym(s):

Micromeria brownei

Genus species:

Clinopodium brownei

Family:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

0.5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Groundcover for moist to wet sites.

Considerations:

Availability:

FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

Division or cuttings.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Stays wet -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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, Loam

Soil pH:

Circum neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts bees and small butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Wetlands and ditches

Natural Range in Florida:

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Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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