Calamintha georgiana
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Savory, Georgia Calamint
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Shrub | |
| Size: | 1-2 ft tall by 1-2 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Lavender | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Phenology: | Partially deciduous. Flowers mostly late fall into winter. | |
| Noted for: | Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers |
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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed and cuttings. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Flowers attract a variety of insects. | |
| Native Habitats: | Edges of dry bluffs and roadsides through sandhill. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
8A 8B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures