FNPS Plant Database

Calamintha dentata

toothed savory

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

toothed savory

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Calamintha dentata

Family:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

1 to 2.5 ft tall by 1 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance

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.

Availability:

Propagation:

Seed, 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:

acidia

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Attracts a variety of insects.

Attracts hummingbirds.

Native Habitats:

Sandill. Roadsides through sandhill areas.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This is a rare plant that should not be disturbed in the wild.

Citations:

Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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