#lamiacea

[francescointoppa]

Falsa ortica macchiata (Lamium maculatum L., Lamiaceae)

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Salvia 'Marine Blue'

The origins of this blue-flowered Salvia are not clear, but it is sometimes listed as a hybrid of Salvia chamaedryoides, from the Chihuahuan Desert region of northeastern Mexico. This may be so, since that species also has blue flowers and gray leaves. In any case, the vivid blue flowers in winter are a great complement to the many winter-flowering aloes and ice plants at the Ruth Bancroft Garden, since none of these has a blue flower.

-Brian

[humunanunga]

'Tism won again! 🎉

Re:that post about invasive mints and the addition about outcompeting them with related plants, you can look up native lamiaceae species if you're still worried about replacing one invasive species with another! If you live in the USA, uswildflowers.com lets you search by state, and if you wanna narrow your search results even more, look up [plant family] native to your ecoregion!

There are different-level ecoregional maps for each state too--

--and some species only occur in the wild within unique subregions. For example, there's a Brazos mint, or rattlesnake flower, that only grows in sandy soil within the post oak belt in Texas, and the post oak savannahs only show up within the east central Texas plains on a level IV-inclusive map.

And I dunno about anyone else, but there's something special about meeting some of your more exclusive neighbors.

[faguscarolinensis]

Scutellaria montana / Largeflower Skullcap at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[alejaolch]

Poziewnik pstry - Edmonton hempnettle - Galeopsis speciosa Poland, August 2019

[wikipediapictures]

Prostanthera striatiflora

[chlorophyll-and-chitin]

Westringia fruticosa cv.

Colac, Vic

30-JAN-2025

[botaniqueer]

Johnny’s Seed catalogue 2025:

Sunshine VX Max II: This iconic yellow corn and 2017 bestseller has been patched and updated so that it no longer causes nearby wandering cows to clip through the ground, getting eventually trapped in the mantle of the Earth. Also balance patches to improve resistance to mosaic viruses and crown rot.

Misc: Still working on patch for infinite mint exploit that replaces all local vegetation with Lamieaceae members due to glitch regarding plant aggression.

[syngoniums]

Purple part 3: Drummond's skullcap (Scutellaria drummondii), Texas sage (Salvia texana), and prairie brazoria (Warnockia scutellarioides)

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Lamiaceae

Photograph taken on July 18, 2023, at Silver Creek Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada.

[10-dutchies-12-bicycles]

Fave type of tree?

well if ure expecting an answer like "oh i like oak trees" then id say my fave species to encounter on a day by day basis would be Robinia pseudoacacia!! the leaves are SO SO soft!!!!! and i do love me a nice Bean Flower :3c

but if i take ur question literally then id say any tree that can perform C4 photosynthesis :333 theres literally only like 3 or so species in the WHOLE WORLD that can do that!!! like C4 photosynthesis is just THAT rare in trees!!! iirc theyre all in Hawaii

and theyre all Euphorbias of course heheh 😌😌 which is how i know of them

[francescointoppa]

Falsa ortica macchiata (Lamium maculatum L., Lamiaceae)

[ruthbancroftgarden]

Salvia chamaedryoides

Salvia is a very large genus in the Lamiaceae, or Mint Family, and the various species differ greatly in their drought tolerance, their cold tolerance, their flower color, and their size. Salvia chamaedryoides is on the small side (up to a foot and a half tall, or 46 cm), with good drought tolerance and able to endure winter lows down to about 10° F (-12° C). Its very pale leaves and beautiful blue flowers make it a garden standout. From the Chihuahuan Desert region in northeastern Mexico.

-Brian

[glitchlight]

Lamiagirl drinking a mint tea: this just feels natural to me for some reason!

[faguscarolinensis]

Xylocopa virginica on Salvia involucrata / Eastern Carpenter Bee on Roseleaf Sage at the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC

[cosmogenous]

lavender, catnip, and eucalyptus are all mints