General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2 m)
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2 m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Lavender
White
Other: Flowers darken from nearly white to lavender as they age.
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Edible Parts: Leaves
Flowers
Eating Methods: Culinary Herb/Spice
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Mexican Oregano
  • Madrean Rosemary
  • Rosemary Mint
  • Lavender Spice

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Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-06-03
Two plants here.
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-06-04
Zone 9b.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-06-01
Zone 9b. From Central Coahuila in Mexico it is evergreen in this
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-06-10
At its best bloom now. Zone 9b.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-05-20
Zone 9b.
Location: Fairfax, VA | July, 2022
Date: 2022-07-24

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