Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes. Also a creeping groundcover in moist to relatively dry areas.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	Primarily associated with disturbed uplands and can become weedy, but it is relatively easy to control.
Availability:
	Widely available in central Florida. Available at native plant nurseries in South Florida. Available in Boynton Beach at Sustainscape (561-245-5305) and in Lake Worth at Indian Trails Native Nursery (561-641-9488) and at Amelia's SmartyPlants (561-540-6296)..
Description:
	Small herbaceous wildflower, usually creeping along the ground; dormant in the winter in the northernmost parts of its range.
Height:
	About 3-9 inches in height. Spreading and forming large, open or dense patches several feet across.
Growth Rate:
	Fast.
Range:
	Scattered from Miami-Dade County and the Monroe County mainland north to Brevard, Marion, Alachua and Citrus counties, perhaps spreading north; West Indies, Mexico, Central America and South America.
Habitats:
	Disturbed uplands and (rarely) hammock edges, including shell mounds.
Soils:
	Moist to moderately dry, well-drained sandy, limestone, or organic soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Moderate; can grow in nutrient poor soils, but needs some organic content to thrive.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Light shade to full sun.
Flower Color:
	Blue.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous nutlet.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Nectar plant for butterflies. This has been reported as a possible larval host plant for the Fulvous hairstreak in Cuba (Fernández-Hernández 2007), along with other native sage (Salvia) species.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from cuttings, division or seed.
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