FNPS Plant Database
Calamintha coccinea
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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Retain it in the landscape if is is occurring naturally.
Considerations:
Difficult to establish and requires highly specific site conditions.
Availability:
Propagation:
Seed or cuttings. Little cultural information is available. Soil conditions must be appropriate -- try to grow it in yellow sand with excellent drainage.
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Somewhat moist, no flooding ---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:
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.

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Ecology
Wildlife:
Attracts bees, and butterflies.
Attracts hummingbirds.
Native Habitats:
Scrub, in open areas. Sandhills, coastal hammocks. Mostly near the coast.
Natural Range in Florida:
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Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Short lived. Rarely grown as it is difficult to establish.
Citations:
Huegel, Craig, N. 2012. Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.






