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South Texas (Zone 9a)          Justin Jun 25, 2012 9:30 PM CST |
| Teucrium is a genus in the family Lamiaceae (Mint family) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T... Teucrium cubense Justin |
South Texas (Zone 9a) Justin Jun 25, 2012 10:08 PM CST |
| Teucrium cubense - Small Coastal Germander Native in the Southern United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T... Pictures taken in Corpus Christi, Tx, in different locations in the city. They are wild plants I am pretty sure of identification of this plants. If not, please correct me. 2010-April-10    2011-April-04   2011-November-18        2011-December-01    Tomorrow I will submit some more pictures. I think the plant can present interest for gardening with native plants Justin |
Name: Jay Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)             Horntoad Jun 25, 2012 11:09 PM CST |
| I agree that it is Teucrium cubense and it does look like it might be good for a native garden. I planted some Teucrium canadense that we have growing around here. Here are some photos of wild specimens I took in May of this year. The butterflies love them. wildflowersoftexas.com texasnatureonline.com |
Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.      |
I have Teucrium canadense also, it is very pretty, but spreads like wildfire, very easy to pull though, it makes a great tall groundcover.  Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature. Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers. |
South Texas (Zone 9a) Justin Jun 28, 2012 9:45 PM CST |
| Thanks Jay for ID confirmation. Teucrium canadense look nice and if they attract butterflies is good for a butterflies garden. In a butterflies garden you have the chance to take nice pictures of "flying flowers". Josephine maybe you want to try to grow and Teucrium cubense. I think it is not difficile. From what I could see and Teucrium cubense supports also the wildlife and attracts some butterflies. When I saw the plants, last year in October, I was amazed how good look the plants, compared to vegetation around them. Remember the terrible drought of last year. When I take photographs of wild flowers, I try to catch as many details that could be useful in identifying them. But usually I am not satisfied. On December 9 last year, I was specifically to make more pictures of these plants. Of course I took pictures and to others. I'm sorry for the delay in submitting these photos. I had to make a selection of many pictures. (Always, when I have time, I try to make more pictures and for the event that some are not good.) I will upload more pictures. I hope that they are interesting for those who want to see the plants in habitat. And to see details of plants. I did not choose some plants that looked better. You will notice some problems on leves, due to insect. But in general I can say that these problems were minor. Generally the plants looked good, with a strong green leather leaves and they makes them suitable( like foliage plant) in a garden focused on native flora. Flowers, tiny but contrasts nicely with the green leaves. Even if I made a selection, they remained many pictures. That because I present several plants in habitat. I hope that will not be boring. 2011-December-09, Corpus Christi, Tx                           Justin |
Name: Jay Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a) Horntoad Jun 28, 2012 9:53 PM CST |
| Very nice photos. I agree that it is a very attractive plant, even without the flowers and would make a nice addition to a native garden. I would not mind have some myself. wildflowersoftexas.com texasnatureonline.com |
Name: josephine Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a) Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native. |
| Me too Jay, I think they are adorable, but I have no access to their seeds. Justin, you do a very nice job of documenting a plant's habit of growth, so what you are doing is a very good thing. I bet the Wildflower Center could use some of your pictures, some of the ones they have are not very good. Keep up the good work! Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature. Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers. |
Name: Cinda Indiana Zone 5b Dances with Dirt          gardengus Jun 29, 2012 6:17 AM CST |
| Thank you for the great photos and information on this native. I was reading about it , would you say it is a shrub ? or what is a sub-shrub? (just a smaller shrub) Keep believing ,hoping,and loving all else is just existing. |
Name: Arif Masud Alpha Centauri (Zone 9a)       KAMasud Jan 5, 2013 1:56 PM CST |
| http://www.narayana-publishers... Some times these beautiful plants are also herbs. Regards, Arif. |
Name: Carole Clarksville, TN (Zone 6b)   SongofJoy Jan 5, 2013 2:46 PM CST |
Very interesting. Thanks for posting that.  The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched -- they must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller |
Name: Arif Masud Alpha Centauri (Zone 9a) KAMasud Jan 6, 2013 12:43 AM CST |
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Name: Linda Medina Co., TX (Zone 8a)     LindaTX8 Jan 19, 2013 1:20 PM CST |
| I think Teucrium cubense is the one I have also. The Enquist book has T. laciniatum, but I have never seen it, even though it is supposed to be found in the Hill Country. I asked one of the native plant nursery owners and he hadn't found that one either. I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. E. B.White Integrity can never be taken. It can only be given, and I wasn't going to give it up to these people. Gary Mowad |
Name: Caroline Scott Calgary (Zone 4a)        CarolineScott Jan 20, 2013 8:55 AM CST |
| Thank you for the beautiful photos and information on this genus of plants. I can't believe that they are a native wildflower! I shall need to research for hardier members of this genus! I had not heard of it before! Thanks for the introduction! |
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