Calamintha dentata
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Toothed Savory
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
Form: | Shrub | |
Size: | 1 to 2.5 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Lavender | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Evergreen | |
Noted for: | Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Could be used as a border along sandy paths or walkways or as a foundation plant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Difficult to establish and not long-lived. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed, cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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: | Acidia |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Attracts hummingbirds. | |
Insects: | Attracts a variety of insects. | |
Native Habitats: | Sandill. Roadsides through sandhill areas. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | This is a rare plant that should not be disturbed in the wild. |