Cumberland Rosemary
Conradina verticillata
A rare, federally threatened, rosemary-scented evergreen of Cumberland riverbanks, forming low mats studded with lavender flowers. A fragrant, drought-tough groundcover for hot, sandy sites.
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing
- Native states
- KY, TN
Related native plants
More Conradina species
- False Rosemary (Conradina canescens)
- Large-flower False Rosemary (Conradina grandiflora)
- Apalachicola False Rosemary (Conradina glabra)