Common Name
Browne's savory
Description
This still little known stem plant is native to the southeastern U. S. and wide parts of Central and South America. Browne's savory normally grows as terrestrial plant in moist to swampy habitats, forming long, creeping shoots with white to mauve flowers. It is also able to thrive under water where the stems grow upright and little branched. Clinopodium brownei smells like peppermint, which is why it is also called Mint Charlie or Florida Water Mint. It belongs to the family Lamiaceae as well as the true mints (Mentha). The plant somewhat resembles the unrelated Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia). The light green, roundish to slightly heart-shaped leaf blades are 1.5 to 2.5 cm long with an up to 1 cm long stalk. They are arranged in pairs along the quadrangular stem. Clinopododium brownei got known in the aquarium hobby more than 10 years ago under the erroneous name "Lindernia anagallis" and was later correctly determined. Until now it is only occasionally available in trade.
Generally Clinopodium brownei is an easy aquarium plant; it grows well with medium lighting and soft to medium hard water. However its macronutrient demand is relatively high. Nutrient problems may lead to malformed leaves. Under favourable conditions it grows quite fast. As well as other stem plants, it is easily propagated by cuttings. Stems that have become long tend to many water roots that can be cut off if they are not desired.
Source
Flowgrow
Characteristic
Light green stem plant from North to South America
Minty smell
Upright growth
Emersed form with creeping stem and nice flowers
Synonyms
Clinopodium cf. brownei, Micromeria brownei (Sw.) Benth., Satureja brownei (Sw.) Briq.
Complete Botanical Name
Clinopódium brównei (Sw.) Kuntze
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Clinopodium
Misapplied Names
Lindernia anagallis
Category
Middle Ground
Difficulty
medium
Growth
fast
pH Value
5-7
Temperature Tolerance
10-30℃
Carbonate Hardness
0-14 dKH
General Hardness
0-30 °dGH
Propagation
Cuttings
Can Grow Emersed?
yes
