False Rosemary
Conradina canescens
False rosemary is an aromatic, needle-leaved Southeastern shrub that mounds with pale lavender flowers in spring, a fragrant, drought- and salt-tolerant native for hot, sandy, sunny gardens.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- February, March, April
- Bloom colors
- white, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, FL, MS
Related native plants
More Conradina species
- Large-flower False Rosemary (Conradina grandiflora)
- Cumberland Rosemary (Conradina verticillata)
- Apalachicola False Rosemary (Conradina glabra)