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Coontie
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Prostrate Rosemary
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Palm or Cycad
Herbs

Origin

Caribbean
Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Wild sago
Rosmarinus officinalis Prostratus

Number of Varieties

35
0 40000
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Habitat

Loamy soils, Sandy areas
By seashore, Rocky areas, Scrubs

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-158-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-8
12-8

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm150.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

150.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Blue, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped
Needle like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

-
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs
Red blotch, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

-
Showy

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Coarse
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Cardiac

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Incense, Repellent, Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ZAMIA pumila
ROSMARINUS officinalis 'Lockwood de Forest'

Common Name

Coontie
Lockwood de Forest Rosemary, Prostrate Rosemary, Rosemary

In Hindi

Coontie
गुलमेंहदी

In German

Coontie
Rosmarin

In French

coontie
Rosmarinus officinalis

In Spanish

coontie
Alecrim

In Greek

Coontie
prostrate rosemary

In Portuguese

Coontie
Rozmaryn lekarski

In Polish

Coontie
Rosmarinus officinalis

In Latin

Coontie
prostrate rosemary

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Cycadophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Cycadopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cycadales
Lamiales

Family

Zamiaceae
Lamiaceae

Genus

Zamia
Rosmarinus

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Zamieae
Mentheae

Subfamily

Zamioideae
Nepetoideae

Number of Species

271
1 27800
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Difference Between Coontie and Prostrate Rosemary

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Importance of Coontie and Prostrate Rosemary

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Coontie and Prostrate Rosemary. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Coontie and Prostrate Rosemary as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Coontie is whereas of Prostrate Rosemary is Antiseptic, Antispasmodic and Cardiac. Coontie has beauty benefits as follows: while Prostrate Rosemary has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Coontie vs Prostrate Rosemary

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Coontie vs Prostrate Rosemary and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Coontie are whereas of Prostrate Rosemary have Skin rash respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Coontie has showy fruits and Prostrate Rosemary has no showy fruits. Also Coontie is not flowering and Prostrate Rosemary is not flowering . You can compare Coontie and Prostrate Rosemary facts and facts of other plants too.