General Landscape Uses:
Groundcover.
Availability:
Rarely grown by native plant nurseries.
Description: Herb with hairy, oval green leaves with purplish veins. Bluish violet flowers in the early spring.
Dimensions: Typically 2-8 inches in height.
Range:
Eastern and southern United States from Pennsylvania to Texas south to Jackson to Citrus counties.
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: Dry hammocks.
Soils: Moist to dry, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, with 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: Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements: Moderate to light shade.
Flower Color: Bluish violet.
Flower Characteristics: Semi-showy.
Flowering Season: February-April.
References: Hall (
2020), Hammer (
2016)
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.
