Macbridea caroliniana Rosmarinus Give this a special spot

Give this a special spot in the garden

Since it is native to rocky slopes

Originally thought to be a variety of Allium virgunculae

deeply-veined leaves

Looking more like a small clump of evergreen liriope than an orchid

Macbridea caroliniana Rosmarinus Give this a special spotMacbridea caroliniana is an easy to grow, but very rare Southeast (NC, SC, GA) US native mint relative. This Federal Species of Concern (Global G2 rank) is found most often in sphagnum bog edges, open forested bottomlands, and savannas. Carolina bogmint is a deciduous perennial that forms low patches of upright 8" tall green stems, topped, starting for us in late July with 2' tall, flowering spikes of lovely raspberry pink flowers. Our plants