NC Native Plant Society:
Plant Details

Clinopodium georgianum [= Satureja georgiana, Calamintha georgiana]

Scientific Name:	Clinopodium georgianum [= Satureja georgiana, Calamintha georgiana]
Genus:	Clinopodium
Species Epithet:	georgianum
Common Name:	Georgia Calamint, Georgia Basil
Plant Type	Shrub
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Lamiaceae (Mint Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	0-1 ft., 1-3 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Pink, Purple
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Dry
Bloom Time:	July, August, September
Growing Area:	Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Longleaf pine sandhills, dry rocky or sandy woodlands. Recorded in only 5 NC counties (sandhills/piedmont, coastal plain).
Leaf Arrangement:	Opposite
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Simple
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S1: Critically imperiled ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
State Status:	E: Endangered ^(*Key)
Notes:	Minty-smelling foliage.
The only native woody mint species in NC. Aiken Co., SC Larry Mellichamp
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://nc.audubon.org/700 https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/clinopodium-carolinianum/

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