Savannah false-pimpernel
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Lindernia grandiflora
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Linderniaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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Availability: |
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Grown by enthusiasts. |
Description: |
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Small creeping perennial herb. |
Height: |
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Typically 1-3 inches in height. Spreading and forming small mats much broader than tall. |
Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
Range: |
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Georgia and Florida south to Broward and Collier counties. Perhaps extirpated in Broward County. |
Habitats: |
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Pinelands, marshes and swamps. |
Soils: |
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Wet to moist, moderately well-drained to poorly drained organic or sandy soils, with or without humusy top layer. |
Nutritional Requirements: |
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Moderate to low; it prefers soils with organic content, but will still grow reasonably well in nutrient poor soils. |
Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
Light Requirements: |
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Full sun to light shade. |
Flower Color: |
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Blue violet, mottled. |
Flower Characteristics: |
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Semi-showy. |
Flowering Season: |
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All year. |
Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous capsule. |
Wildlife and Ecology: |
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Horticultural Notes: |
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Comments: |
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See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page. |
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