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Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Verbenaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Text
Availability:
Text
Propagation:
Text
Light:
Text
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Very long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand, Lime Rock
Soil pH:
Suitable to Grow In:
8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host for tropical buckeye ( Junonia genoveva ) butterfly.
Nectar plant for many butterflies and moths including: Bahamian swallowtail ( Papilio andraemon ), clouded skipper ( Lerema accius ), Cuban crescent ( Phyciodes frisia ), Dorantes longtail ( Urbanus dorantes ), fiery skipper ( Hylephila phyleus ), great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), gulf fritillary ( Agraulis vanillae ), julia ( Dryas iulia ), large orange sulphur ( Phoebis agarithe ), little yellow ( Eurema lisa ), long-tailed skipper ( Urbanus proteus ), lyside skipper ( Kricogonia lyside ), Meske's skipper ( Hesperia meskei ), Palatka skipper ( Euphyes pilatka ), red admiral ( Vanessa atalanta ), Schaus' swallowtail ( Papilio aristodemus ponceanus ), swarthy skipper ( Nastra lherminier ), tropical checkered-skipper ( Pyrgus oileus ) and variegated fritillary ( Euptoieta claudia ) ( IRC )
Used by bees including Bombus pensylvanicus (Deyrup et al. 2002).
Attracts hummingbirds.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
Stachytarpheta urticifolia, commonly sold by non-native nurseries, is native to tropical Asia. It has an erect growth habit.
