Enchanter’s Garden
specializing in mid-Atlantic region native plants
Cunila origanoides / dittany
Full sun to light shade; very well-drained acidic soil; low, bushy plant with highly fragrant leaves reminiscent of penny royal; loads of small, purple flowers; blooms Aug-Sept., plants 1’ tall; excellent for dry shade; zones 4-7; Va ecotype.
line drawing: USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 146.
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