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The mint family, formerly known as labiateae, harbors an amazing number of plants that grow in our gardens, including many aromatic herbs (mint, sage, oregano), groundcovers (lamium), and upright perennials (skullcaps, dragonheads). Many members of the family have made themselves a bad name as thugs in the garden, spreading rampantly by roots or seed, but the thugs have plenty of well-behaved cousins that remain welcome in our gardens.

I use the GRIN online query system to determine plant families. The list below shows the plants in my database listed as members of the lamiaceae family. Click on the botanical name of any plant to go to the plant portrait. For a list of all the plant families represented in our garden, see my families page.

Botanical name	Common name	Category	Flowers	Size
Acinos alpinus	rock thyme; alpine calamint	perennial (Z4)	purple (late spring-early summer)	6"
Agastache 'Blue Fortune'	hyssop	perennial	lavender (summer)	2-3'
Agastache cana	giant hyssop	perennial (Z5-9)	rose-pink (June-Sept)	2-3 ft
Agastache mearnsii	San Luis Mountain giant hyssop	perennial	magenta (summer)	24"
Agastache pallida var. pallida	giant hummingbird's mint	perennial (Z6-10)	pink-purple (summer)	3-4'
Agastache rupestris	sunset hyssop	perennial (Z5-8)	soft orange (summer)	3'
Agastache scrophulariifolia	purple giant hyssop	perennial (Z4-9)	purple spikes throughout summer	2-4' tall
Ajuga reptans	bugleweed	perennial	blue	4"
Calamintha nepeta	nepitella	perennial	lavender (summer-fall)	2'
Callicarpa americana	beautyberry	flowering shrub	pink (late spring)	4-6 ft
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii	Bodinier's beautyberry	shrub (Z6-8)	small pink (summer)	10'
Callicarpa dichotoma	purple beautyberry	shrub
Callicarpa japonica	Japanese beautyberry	shrub (Z5-8)	white/pink (summer)	4-6'
Callicarpa mollis	fuzzy beautyberry	shrub (Z7?-10)	purple (summer)	to 8'
Caryopteris divaricata	bluebeard	perennial (Z6-9)	blue-purple (late summer-fall)	4-6'
Caryopteris x clandonensis	bluebeard, blue mist spirea	shrub	blue (Aug-Sep)	4 ft
Dracocephalum botryoides	dragonhead	perennial (Z4-7)	purple (spring)	3"
Dracocephalum canescens	dragonhead	perennial
Dracocephalum grandiflorum	dragonhead	perennial (Z4)	blue (summer)	8"
Dracocephalum moldavica	Moldavian dragonhead	hardy annual	blue	2'
Dracocephalum nutans	nodding dragonhead	perennial (Z3-8)	blue (summer)	12-16"
Dracocephalum ruyschiana	dragonhead	perennial (Z5-8)	blue (spring-summer)	12"
Elsholtzia stauntonii	mint bush	perennial/shrub (Z4-8)	lilac (late summer-fall)	3-5'
Hyssopus officinalis	hyssop	perennial	lavender-pink (summer)	24"
Isodon excisus		perennial
Keiskeia japonica var. hondoensis		perennial (Z5)	white (late summer-fall)	24-36"
Lamium amplexicaule	henbit dead nettle	annual	pink (spring)	12"
Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride'	yellow archangel	perennial (Z2-9)	yellow (May)	1'
Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'		perennial	blue (spring)	4"
Lamium purpureum	purple deadnettle	annual	purple	6"
Lavandula species	lavender	shrubby perennial	lavender (summer)	3'
Lavandula stoechas ssp. pedunculata	butterfly lavender; French lavender	tender perennial (Z8-10)	lilac (summer)	2'
Leonotis leonurus	lion's ear	tender shrub (Z10-11)	orange	4-6'
Leonurus cardiaca	motherwort	perennial	white (summer)	5-6 ft
Lepechinia hastata	pitcher sage	perennial (Z7-10?)	magenta	4'
Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Mountain Madness'	Japanese shrub mint	perennial (Z5-8)	pale yellow or lavender	2-3'
Leucosceptrum stellipilum	shrub mint	perennial (Z5-8)	purple (fall)	30"
Marrubium supinum	scallop shell	perennial (Z7-10)	pink	18-24"
Melittis melissophyllum 'Royal Velvet Distinction'		perennial (Z5-9)	purple/white (May)	16"
Mentha spicata	chocolate mint	perennial herb		6"
Micromeria dalmatica		perennial (Z4)	white/purple	8-16"
Moluccella laevis	bells of Ireland	annual	greenish white (summer)	2-3 ft
Monarda sp.	bee balm	perennial	various	3'
Nepeta grandiflora 'Dawn to Dusk'	catmint	perennial (Z5-8)	pink (summer)	2-3'
Nepeta racemosa	catmint	perennial	lavender	6"
Nepeta sibirica	Siberian catmint	perennial
Nepeta subsessilis 'Sweet Dream'	catmint	perennial (Z4-8)	pink/white (summer)	12-18"
Ocimum basilicum 'Osmin'	basil	tender perennial	purplish blue (summer)	18"
Origanum vulgare 'Heiderose'	ornamental oregano	perennial	pink/purple (summer)	18"
Perilla frutescens	shiso, beafsteak mint	annual	lavender (summer)	2'
Perovskia atriplicifolia	Russian sage	perennial (Z4-9)	light blue (late summer)	2-3'
Phlomis cashmeriana	Kashmir sage	perennial (Z8-9?)	lilac	3'
Phlomis russeliana	Jerusalem sage	perennial	yellow (May-June)	3 ft
Phlomis samia		perennial	tan/purple (late spring)	3'
Phlomis tuberosa	Jerusalem sage	perennial (Z6)	lilac (May-June)	4'
Physostegia virginiana	obedient plant	perennial	pink (summer-fall)	4 ft
Prunella grandiflora	self-heal	perennial (Z3-8)	violet-blue (late spring)	to 1 ft
Prunella hyssopifolia		?	purple (late spring-summer)	4-16"
Prunella laciniata	cutleaf self-heal	perennial (Z6-9)	pink (spring-summer)	12"
Pycnanthemum incanum	hoary mountain mint; white horse-mint	perennial	purple-speckled white (summer)	2'
Pycnanthemum pilosum	hairy mountain mint; American mountain mint	perennial (Z4-8)	white	1-3'
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium	slender mountain mint	perennial (Z4-10)	white clusters (summer)	2-3'
Pycnanthemum virginianum	Virginia mountain mint	perennial (Z3-7)	mostly white (summer)	2-3'
Rabdosia longituba	trumpet spurflower	perennial (Z6-8)	blue (autumn)	36"
Salvia algeriensis	Algerian sage	annual	blue-violet	18-24"
Salvia argentea	silver sage	biennial/perennial (Z5-9)	white (June)	2'
Salvia farinacea	mealycup sage	tender perennial	blue/white	2'
Salvia flava var. megalantha		perennial	yellow (early summer)
Salvia forskaohlei	Indigo sage	perennial (Z6-9)	violet/white (summer)	2' by 2'
Salvia glutinosa	Jupiter's distaff	perennial	yellow	3 ft
Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red'	autumn sage	perennial (Z6?-10)	red (summer)	24-36"
Salvia indica		perennial	violet (spring-summer)	2'
Salvia jurisicii		perennial (Z6-9)	blue	12-24"
Salvia koyamae	Japanese yellow sage	perennial (Z5-10)	yellow (fall)	18"
Salvia leucantha		tender perennial (Z7-10)	purple	3-4'
Salvia lyrata	lyre-leaf sage	perennial	light blue (May)	1 ft
Salvia merjamie		?	pale blue	3'
Salvia napifolia		perennial (Z6-10)	lavender (spring)	12-24"
Salvia nemorosa?	meadow sage	perennial (Z4-9)	blue (May-June)	2'
Salvia pratensis Haematodes	meadow sage	perennial (Z3-10)	blue-purple	3'
Salvia regeliana	hardy ornamental sage	perennial	purple (summer)	2-3'
Salvia roemeriana	cedar sage	tender perennial (Z7-10)	red (summer-fall)	12"
Salvia sclarea	clary sage	biennial /perennial (Z5-9)	lilac (spring-summer)	2-3'
Salvia stenophylla			pinkish blue	12-15"
Salvia subrotunda	hummingbird sage	annual	red (summer-fall)	3-5'
Salvia taraxacifolia	dandelion sage	tender perennial (Z8)	pink	24"
Salvia transsilvanica		perennial (Z4-7)	purple-blue (summer)	24"
Salvia vanhouttei		tender perennial (Z9-11)	purple (summer)	2-4'
Salvia verticillata	lilac sage	perennial	purple (June)	24-30"
Salvia viridis	painted sage	annual	various colors	2-3'
Scutellaria albida	skullcap	perennial	white (summer)	16"
Scutellaria alpina	alpine skullcap	perennial (Z5-10)	purple/white (summer)	10"
Scutellaria alpina ssp. supina		perennial
Scutellaria altissima	tall skullcap	perennial (Z4-10)	purple	2-4'
Scutellaria baicalensis	Chinese skullcap	perennial	blue (summer)	8"
Scutellaria diffusa		annual	lavender (summer)	6"
Scutellaria galericulata	marsh skullcap; common skullcap	perennial	blue (summer)	1-2'
Scutellaria incana	downy skullcap	perennial (Z5)	blue/white (summer)	2-3'
Scutellaria lateriflora	mad-dog skullcap		light blue
Scutellaria oreophila
Scutellaria orientalis	Oriental skullcap	perennial (Z5-8)	soft yellow (summer)	6" (spreads)
Scutellaria ovata	heart-leaf skullcap	perennial (Z4-8)	blue (summer)	24"
Scutellaria pontica	skullcap	perennial	lavender (June)	4"
Scutellaria salviifolia	skullcap	perennial	yellow (summer)	2-4"
Scutellaria scordiifolia	Mongolian skullcap	perennial (Z4)	purple (summer)	8"
Scutellaria serrata	skullcap	perennial
Scutellaria sevanensis		perennial	yellow	6"
Scutellaria sp. ex. Yucatan	skullcap	?	pale purple	16"
Scutellaria suffrutescens	pink skullcap	perennial	purple (late spring)	8"
Scutellaria tournefortii	skullcap	perennial (Z4-8)	white/violet (summer)	24"
Scutellaria woronowii	skullcap	perennial	blue	18"
Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Palisandra'	coleus	tender perennial	blue (summer)	2'
Stachys byzantina	lamb's ear	perennial	purple	6" (18" in flower)
Stachys coccinea 'Hot Spot Coral'	Texas betony; scarlet hedge nettle	perennial (Z7-10)	red (spring-summer)	18-24"
Stachys densiflora 'Hummelo'	alpine betony	perennial	rose-pink (late spring)	24"
Stachys macrantha		perennial	pink (summer)	24-30"
Stachys minima		perennial
Stachys minor	little betony	perennial	pink-purple	10"
Stachys sylvatica	hedge woundwort	perennial (Z4-9)	purple	18-36"
Teucrium chamaedrys	prostrate and upright germander	perennial	purple (late spring)	8"
Teucrium hyrcanicum	Caucasian germander	perennial (Z6-9)	bungundy (summer)	24"
Teucrium laciniatum	lacy or cutleaf germander	perennial	white (summer)	4"
Thymus	creeping thyme	perennial	purple (summer)	4"
Thymus pseudolanuginosus	woolly thyme	perennial (Z6-10)	purple (early summer)	2"
Thymus x citriodorus	variegated lemon thyme	perennial	lavender-pink (June)	2"
Trichostema dichotomum	blue curls	perennial	blue (summer-fall)	24-36"
Vitex negundo	chastetree	shrub (Z6-10)	blue (summer)	see comments

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