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Conradina verticillata
Cumberland Rosemary Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8
Cumberland Rosemary is a very rare plant known only from several counties in Tennessee and Kentucky where it grows on gravelly river banks which are seasonally flooded then left high and dry in the summer. The plant looks like a semi-prostrate juniper growing about 12 inches tall and spreading several feet. Its leaves are semi-evergreen and look like those of Rosemary. They are wonderfully and strongly scented as you would imagine a wild Rosemary and can apparently be used like Rosemary in cooking. Lavender-blue flowers appear in midsummer. Grow Cumberland Rosemary in well-drained soil or pure sand in full sun. Use it for its fine bristly texture where a low plant is needed. It would be very effective at the edge of a retaining wall where passersby might brush against the foliage, releasing its pleasant scent. It is federally Threatened. USFWS PRT# - TEO68568-0. Cat# 1060

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X Native Plant X Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant Good Fall Color Berries & Fruits
X Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
Easy Not Too Hard X Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
X Yes Semi No
Plant Type
X Wildflower Shrub Grass or grass-like
X Perennial Tree Ground cover
Fern Vine
Light Exposure
X Full sun X Mostly sunny Half and half
Full shade Mostly shady
Soil Condition
X Sandy Organic
Clay Average
Moisture Tolerance
X Dry Wet
Moist X Moderate
Height
X 12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" 36" or taller
Color
White/whitish Pink Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral Violet Brown
Peach, salmon X Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer Early fall
Mid spring X Mid summer Mid fall
Late spring Late summer Late fall

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