Acinos

Plant Characteristics

Habit		herbaceous
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial, annual

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Acinos is a genus of ten species of annual and short-lived evergreen perennial woody plants native to southern Europe and western Asia. Its name comes from the Greek word akinos, the name of a small aromatic plant. They are small, tufted, bushy or spreading plants growing to 10-45 cm tall. The 2-lipped, tubular flowers are borne on erect sprikes in mid-summer.

Cultivation

Mostly quite frost hardy, they will grow in poor soil as long as it is well drained (they do not like wet conditions) and need full sun. Propagate from seed or cuttings in spring.

Species

Selected species

• Acinos alpinus
• Acinos arvensis
• Acinos corsicus
• Acinos rotundifolius
• Acinos suaveolens

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External links

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