General Landscape Uses:
Groundcover in moist to wet sites.
Availability:
Available at native plant nurseries in central and South Florida. Available at
Indian Trails Native Nursery in Lake Worth (561-641-9488).
Description: Long-lived aquatic perennial 6 inches tall with a sprawling growth habit. Tubular lavender to pinkish-white flowers. Aromatic when crushed.
Dimensions: Typically 6 inches tall, sprawling to be more broad than tall.
Growth Rate: Moderate.
Range:
Scattered in the southeastern United States south to Miami-Dade County, but scattered and rare throughout most of Florida.
Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida.
Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties.
Habitats: Lake edges, freshwater wetlands, floodplain forests
Soils: Moist to wet, seasonally inundated organic, sandy or calcareous soils, with or without humusy top layer.
Salt Water Tolerance: Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance: Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.
Light Requirements: Full sun to light shade.
Flower Color: Lavender to pinkish-white
Flower Characteristics: Semi-inconspicuous.
Flowering Season: Spring to fall.
References: Florida Wildflower Foundation
Comments: We have been adding data for this species for central and northern Florida and welcome any feedback or review. If you would like to contribute information or images, please contact George Gann via the IRC staff page. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's
Flower Friday page.
