Conradina brevifolia
short-leaved conradina
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
Form:
shrub
Size:
2-3 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
lavender
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Evergreen. Long-lived in appropriate habitat conditions (Nelson 2003) including light, soil, and moisture.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Can be used as a medium-level groundcover or border plant.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Not wet but not extremely dry ---- to ---- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators
Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
Native Habitats:
Scrub, scrubby sandhill. In open areas and along cleared roadsides.
