Piloblephis rigida Gulfstream Nursery The great distinction of Selaginella

The great distinction of Selaginella uncinata is color: in good light the foliage takes on an iridescent

and sculptural flower buds that open in late spring to early summer

plume-like panicles that dress the branch tips in late spring

All of which makes the name

Piloblephis rigida Gulfstream Nursery The great distinction of SelaginellaPiloblephis rigida, wild or Florida pennyroyal, is a compact evergreen native mint from the sandy scrublands and pine flatwoods of Florida. The plant forms a low, tidy mound of fine, needle like foliage that carries a clean, resinous, minty fragrance, released at a brush of the hand or on a warm afternoon in the sun. From late winter into spring, earlier than most garden perennials, tight terminal clusters of small, two lipped flowers open in soft