Conradina verticillata
Cumberland Rosemary
a perennial woody deciduous member of the Conradina genus in the family Labiatae.
Taxonomy and growth
Uses
Edible uses
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The leaves have a strong pleasant scent, reminiscent of rosemary, and are used as a rosemary substitute as a flavouring in cooking[1].
- Product or use
- Condiment
Environment
- Range
- South-eastern N. America - Tennessee.
- Habitat
- Not known
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- no shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 7+
- Soil textures
- sandy
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Drainage
- well drained
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
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Seed - sow spring in a greenhouse[2]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of new shoots in spring in a frame[2].
Cultivation
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Requires a light soil and a very sunny position[2]. This species is not hardy in the colder areas of the country, it tolerates temperatures down to between -5 and -10°c[2]. This is an endangered species in the wild[1].
References
Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990-00-00 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5