Largeflower false-rosemary
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Conradina grandiflora
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Lamiaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also good for wildflower gardens. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries. |
Description: |
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Small shrub. Leaves needle-like, about 1/2-1 1/2 inches long, aromatic. |
Height: |
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Typically 2-3 feet in height. As broad as tall. |
Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
Range: |
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Endemic to eastern peninsular Florida from Volusia County south to northeastern Miami-Dade County; very rare or perhaps extirpated in Miami-Dade County. While it can grow very near the coast, it was very rare or never present on barrier islands in eastern Florida, perhaps due to a lack of habitat (well-drained scrub and scrubby flatwoods); however, it grows well at Pan’s Garden in Palm Beach. |
Habitats: |
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Scrub and scrubby flatwoods. |
Soils: |
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Dry, well-drained sandy soils, without humus. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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High; does not require any supplemental water once established. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun. |
Flower Color: |
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Bluish to pale purple, spotted. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Showy, about 1/2" long. Fragrant. |
Flowering Season: |
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All year. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous nutlet. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects. |
Horticultural Notes: |
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Comments: |
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It is listed as threatened by the state of Florida. |
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James Johnson, 2014 In habitat, Blazingstar Preserve, Palm Beach County, Florida Enlarge
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