Jamaican Lilac, Jam Lilac, Tropical Lilac

Cornutiagrandifolia

Family
Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Cornutia (korn-OO-tee-a)
Species
grandifolia (gran-dih-FOH-lee-uh)
Synonym
Other Details
Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Grow outdoors year-round in hardiness zone
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida(2 reports)

Fort Pierce, Florida

Jupiter, Florida

Melbourne, Florida

Merritt Island, Florida

Palm City, Florida

Pompano Beach, Florida

Saint Petersburg, Florida(2 reports)

Seffner, Florida

Titusville, Florida(2 reports)

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Gardener's Notes:

3
positives
0
neutral
0
negative
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Brooksville, FL (Zone 9a) | November 2015 | positive

Growing in zone 9b/10 near the Gulf of Mexico in Central Florida. I cut it back every winter and each summer it comes back larger and ful...Read More

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(Zone 11) | July 2012 | positive

this plant can be easily grown from seed. the seeds look like peppercorns. using peat pellets in addition to outdoor sowing, two seedli...Read More

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Titusville, FL (Zone 9b) | October 2011 | positive

It does go dormant in my zone 9a but it returns in the spring without issue, so I think it deserves better than a zone 10 +

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