Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
Nomenclature
Common Name:
savory, Georgia calamint
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Calamintha georgiana
Family:
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
1-2 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
lavender
Fruit Color:
NA
Phenology:
Partially deciduous. Flowers mostly late fall into winter.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
This small shrub can be used in a dry wildflower garden or grown as a low border along paths. It would also work as a foundation plant.
Considerations:
Difficult to establish.
Availability:
Native Nurseries
Propagation:
Seed and cuttings.
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Not wet but not extremely dry ---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
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Flowers attract a variety of insects.
Native Habitats:
Edges of dry bluffs and roadsides through sandhill.
Natural Range in Florida:
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