Category Archives: Lamiaceae (Mint Family)

Dittany (Cunila origanoides (L.) Britton)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Common Dittany Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Lemon Beebalm (Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag. ssp. citriodora)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint, Texas Lemon Beebalm Base Flower Color: PurpleReproductive Phenology: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, AugBloom Notes: If watered, horsemint will continue flowering through the end of summer and even into September and early October. For more information about thisContinue reading “Lemon Beebalm (Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag. ssp. citriodora)”

Narrowleaf Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Schrad.)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Narrowleaf Mountain Mint, Slender Mountain Mint, Common Horsemint Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, OctBloom Notes: Begins blooming when grown to about one foot wide. For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Cut-Leaf Water Horehound (Lycopus americanus Muhl. ex W. P. C. Barton)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): American Water Horehound, Water Horehound Base Flower Color: WhiteReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Downy Wood Mint (Blephilia ciliata (L.) Benth.)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Downy Pagoda-plant, Sunny Woodmint, Ohio Horsemint Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sept, Oct Similar Species: Hairy Wood Mint (Blephilia hirsuta (Pursh) Benth.) For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Southern Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana (Shinners) Cantino ssp. praemorsa)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart Base Flower Color: PinkReproductive Phenology: Jun, Jul, Aug, SeptBloom Note: Obedient plant receives its name from the characteristic fact that if you manipulate an individual flower back and forth on its axis, it will stay in the position you place it. For more informationContinue reading “Southern Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana (Shinners) Cantino ssp. praemorsa)”

Hairy Skullcap (Scutellaria elliptica var. hirsuta)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Hairy Skullcap Base Flower Color: Blue, PurpleReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Veined Skullcap (Scutellaria nervosa Pursh)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Synonym(s): Veiny Skullcap Base Flower Color: Blue, Purple, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, Jun, Jul For more information about this plant, Click Here.

Largeflower Skullcap (Scutellaria montana Chapm.)

Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Base Flower Color: Blue, WhiteReproductive Phenology: May, JunBloom Notes: Flower color may be white and pale blue, white and lavender or white and violet. For more information about this plant, Click Here.