Calamintha ashei

Ashe's savory, Ashe's calamint

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.5 ft tall by 1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Deciduous. Flowers predominantly mid-late spring.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Aroma/Showy Fruitsagrance

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

This small plant could make a good border along a dry path or as a foundation plant. Welcome in wildflower gardens. Foliage is highly aromatic.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun, Part 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:

Sand

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts a variety of insects and mostly pollinated by bees. Documented bees include Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis sumptuosa, Dialictus nymphalis, D. tegularis, Anthidiellum notatum rufimaculatum, A. perplexum, Dianthidium floridiense, Epeolus erigeronis, E. zonatus, Hoplitis truncata, Coelioxys germana, Lithurgus gibbosus, Megachile brevis pseudobrevis, M. exilis parexilis, M. georgica, M. petulans, M. rugifrons, M. texana, Osmia sandhouseae, Osmia sp, plus Apis mellifera (honeybee) and Bombus impatiens (Deyrup et al. 2002).


Butterflies harvest nectar.

Native Habitats:

Scrub in disturbed areas, sandhill.