Acinos

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
Acinos corsicus

Acinos arvensis

Acinos rotundifolius

Acinos alpinus

Acinos suaveolens


USES
Acinos arvensis is recorded as a food plant for the larva of the moth Coleophora tricolor.

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