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Conradina brevifolia
Short-leaved Rosemary
Origin: Native to Florida.
| Family |
| Lamiaceae |
| Genus |
| Conradina |
| Species |
| brevifolia |
| Category |
| Perennials, Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 8a - 9b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 - H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| (-12.2) - (-3.8 ) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 10 - 25 |
| Height |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A perennial, aromatic shrub, growing to 1 m in height, from a woody root. Stems are highly branched. Leaves are linear, 4-8 mm long, and fleshy. Lavender flowers arise from the leaf axils. |
| Cultivation |
| Will not tolerate shade. |
| ID Characteristic |
| "The short-leaved rosemary is one of five shrubby mints in the interior central Florida scrub. The others are Calamintha ashei, Dicerandra frutescens, D. christmanii, and a Dicerandra population whose taxonomic status is unresolved. C. brevifolia was described as a new species by Shinners (1962)" (NatureServe. 2019). |
| Habitat |
| Sand scrub with a scattered over story of sand pine (Pinus clausa), interspersed with evergreen scrub oaks (Quercus spp.). C. brevifolia is usually found interspersed in clearings with other small shrubs and herbs. |
| Leaf Description |
| The short-leaved rosemary is a perennial shrub with leaves on well-developed flowering branches that are 6.0-8.2 mm long, mostly shorter than the internodes. There are between one and six flowers per axil. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| By seed. |
References
NatureServe. 2019. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://explorer.natureserve.org. (Accessed: May 13, 2019 ).
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