Scarlet Calamint

Clinopodium coccineum, commonly known as scarlet calamint or red basil, is a evergreen perennial plant of the family Lamiaceae.

It is indigenous to the coastal areas of south-eastern United States and is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi. C. coccineum is a woody perennial, which grows to a height of 12–35 in (30–90 cm). It produces reddish-orange tubular labiate flowers. It has simple obovate leaves, with dentate margins. The leaves have a glandular (downy) surface and are opposite.