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Conradina verticillata

Also Known As

  • Cumberland False Rosemary

Plant type

shrub

size

  • H: 12"
  • W: 24"

planting zones

  • 5a-9b

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Conradina verticillata plant details

Conradina verticillata is a broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer lavender and pink flowers emerge. Grows well with sun and occasional water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Conradina verticillata

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 24 IN wide, 12 IN tall
Flowers: lavender and pink blooms in spring and summer
Uses: fragrant foliage, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Conradina verticillata

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Wonderfully pungent, needled stems are flocked with small pink-lavender-blue flowers. Native to the Cumberland Plateau in eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. 1'T x 2'W Minimum temperature: -20 °F

Gardening facts about Conradina verticillata plant

How to Grow Conradina verticillata

  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Water Needs

    • occasional - drought tolerant
  • Soil Needs

    • average
    • well-drained

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • pink
    • lavender
  • Wildlife

    • deer resistant
  • Flower Season

    • spring
    • summer
  • Foliage Season

    • evergreen

See other plant types of Conradina for your garden

aka Calamintha canescens, Conradina puberula, False Rosemary, Short-leaved Rosemary

Plant Type

Shrub

Zones

8a-9b

Size

Height: 2'-4'

Width: 12"-18"

  • sun - mostly sun
  • regular
Photo of Conradina canescens flower by Sesamehoneytart
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