Calamintha ashei
Ashe's Savory, Ashe's Calamint
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 1.5 ft tall by 1.5 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Lavender | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | Aroma, Fragrance, Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | This small plant could make a good border along a dry path or as a foundation plant. Welcome in wildflower gardens. Foliage is highly aromatic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | 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 |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: |
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Native Habitats: | Scrub in disturbed areas, sandhill. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | This species is listed as Threatened in Florida. Please acquire plants only from a reputable nursery. |