FNPS Plant Database

Conradina etonia

etonia conradina, etonia false rosemary

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

etonia conradina, etonia false rosemary

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Conradina etonia

Family:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

3-4 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Evergreen. Long bloom season, primarily spring. Long-lived (Nelson 2003) if grown in appropriate open, sandy dry settings.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance, Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Border or foundation plant.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagation:

Seed

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:

adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attract many pollinators, especially bees.

Native Habitats:

Scrub. In openings. Endemic to Etonia Creek State Forest and vicinity.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Listed as Endangered by the State of Florida and the USFWS.  This is a rare plant and should only be acquired from reputable plant nurseries with proper licensing.

Citations:

Chapin, Linda.  2000.  Field guide to the rare plants of Florida.  Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, BL



Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Huegel, Craig.  Native Florida Wildflowers: Conradinas.  Blogspot:  http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2009/10/ accessed 2020



Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Nelson, Gil.  2003.  Florida's Best Landscape Plants. Association of Florida Native Nurseries.



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.

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