What's this plant?: purple flowered fragrant shrub

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HassJake Boerne, TX November 05, 2009 04:44 PM	Need help identifying this shrub! It's low growing--seems to spread out horizontally rather than upward--kind of fragile, very fragrant with flute-like purple flowers. View Larger
Metrosideros Keaau, HI November 05, 2009 05:20 PM	Can you show the whole plant? Close-ups of more flowers; any seeds.
suse Bretten Germany November 06, 2009 05:04 AM	Possibly Calamintha poliothyrsis.
themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 06, 2009 10:55 AM	A link on calamintha. I couldn't find C poliothyrsis pictures, but this link has lots of species names http://www.thefreedictionary.com/calamints
suse Bretten Germany November 06, 2009 05:53 PM	I have only found one site with pictures of Calamintha poliothyrsis, too http://plants-flowers.bayaw.com/Calamintha.html But , sorry, perhaps the right name is Poliomintha longiflora , Mexican Oregano. http://images.google.de/images?hl=de&source=hp&q=poliomintha...
themoonhowl Prairieville, LA (Zone 9a) November 07, 2009 10:40 AM	Wow Suse, thank you so much....I have been looking for the botanical name for Mexican Oregano for the past couple years....Poliomintha longiflora....thanks so much. HassJake....your plant is Poliomintha longiflora, Mexican Oregano...thanks to Suse for the correct name....GRIN
Metrosideros Keaau, HI November 07, 2009 01:10 PM	Does it smell like Oregano. Common Mexican Oregano is Lippia graveolens.
suse Bretten Germany November 07, 2009 01:31 PM	Metrosideros, you are right. There are two different kinds, which are kalled Mexican Oregano in the literature. From the Verbena-family Lippia graveolens and from the Lamiaceae Poliomintha longiflora.
Metrosideros Keaau, HI November 07, 2009 01:58 PM	Thanks Suse!

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