Piloblephis rigida Gulfstream Nursery those two represent only a

those two represent only a sliver of a far broader Asian lineage

this vine grips by tiny aerial rootlets

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

the same wax that scents a bayberry candle and a welcome winter food for birds

while the species name xylocarpa means woody-fruited

Piloblephis rigida Gulfstream Nursery those two represent only aPiloblephis 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