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Conradina canescens

 
Conradina canescens
wild rosemary; scrub mint
Soft-hairy flowers and leaves with subtle speckles

Synonym(s) Calamintha canescens
Common name wild rosemary; scrub mint
Family lamiaceae
Life cycle shrub (Z7b-10)
Flowers pale pink (early spring)
Size 3-6'
Light sun
Cultural notes well-drained soil

Small shrub native to the southeastern US. The small leaves take on a grayish cast because of their hairyness; flowers are hairy too.

Conradina canescens

This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away...

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