Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

short-leaved conradina

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Conradina brevifolia

Family:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

2-3 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Evergreen. Long-lived in appropriate habitat conditions (Nelson 2003) including light, soil, and moisture.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Can be used as a medium-level groundcover or border plant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

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:

Soil pH:

acidic

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.

Native Habitats:

Scrub, scrubby sandhill. In open areas and along cleared roadsides.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is a rare species and it should only be acquired from reputable plant nurseries. Some botanists have declared this endemic species to be a synonym for false rosemary (C. canescens), but since the populations are widely separated, we are treating them separately.