Poliomintha longiflora Brookgreen Gardens though neither is for a

though neither is for a flower

and would grace an herb garden handsomely

acidic ground as early as the 1700s

Slow and dense

Poliomintha longiflora Brookgreen Gardens though neither is for aPoliomintha longiflora is one of the several aromatic plants that go by the name Mexican oregano, and one of the prettiest, a small evergreen shrub that flowers for months and seasons the pot besides. Slender, aromatic leaves clothe a rounded bush two or three feet high, and from spring well into fall the branches carry long, tubular flowers in soft lavender and pink, a steady supply of nectar in the heat when little else blooms. The naming here is