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Calamintha coccinea
Short lived. Rarely grown as it is difficult to establish.
Retain it in the landscape if is is occurring naturally.
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Tolerance, Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
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Considertions, Difficult to establish and requires highly specific site conditions.
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Wildlife, Attracts hummingbirds.
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Habitat, Scrub, in open areas. Sandhills, coastal hammocks. Mostly near the coast.
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Did You Know?, Aroma, fragrance, Showy flowers
Attracts bees, and butterflies.
- Attractive contrast between flowers and foliage
- Can be kept narrow
- Very showy clusters of flowers
- Can be grown indoors
- Symmetrical shape
Bacopa monnieri
Low ground-hugging ground cover in restoration areas, in ditches, and on wetland edges.
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Tolerance, Tolerant of inundation with brackish water
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
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Considertions, It can become aggressive in the right conditions.
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Habitat, Lakes edges, stream floodplains, marshes, swamps
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Did You Know?, Showy flowers, Interesting foliage
Larval host plant for white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies.
Insect pollinated.
Attracts low-flying butter
- Year-round blooms
- Killed by citrus greening (HLB)
- Tall and romantic
- Wind tolerant
