Showy scarlet summer flowers: Attracts hummingbirds and adds vibrant color to gardens
Aromatic, spicy-scented foliage: Provides a clean, fragrant scent that repels deer and browsers
Compact, upright growth habit: Fits well in borders, rock gardens, or native beds
Thrives in full sun and sandy, well-drained soils: Suitable for xeric and low-maintenance landscapes
Long flowering season: Offers continuous ornamental interest from summer onward
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Clinopodium coccineum is a small, aromatic, semi-evergreen subshrub of the mint family, native to the deep, well-drained sands of the southeastern coastal plain from Mississippi and Georgia down into Florida. The loose, open frame and small, spicy-scented leaves would earn a quiet place on their own, but the flowers are the event: scarlet
Plant Type
Semi-evergreen subshrub
Flower Color
Red (scarlet)
Growth Habit
Upright
Sunlight Requirement
Full sun
Watering Needs
Low
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Huge plants. Well packed. Fantastic. Repeat customer.