Scarlet Calamint
Clinopodium coccineum
Scarlet calamint is an aromatic Southeastern subshrub that flashes brilliant red tubular flowers for much of the year, a hummingbird favorite and drought-tolerant native for sunny, sandy gardens.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
- Bloom colors
- red
- Wildlife value
- hummingbirds, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, MS