Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

beach false foxglove

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Agalinis fasciculata

Family:

Orobanchaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.5-4 ft tall by 1-1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink,purple

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Blooms August-October

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Retain if present. This and other members of the genus are hemiparasites and not easy to grow unless you happen to also have appropriate hosts present. Appropriate burn management will help retain this plant in naturalistic settings. This is very showy in fall.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Larval host and nectar source for the Common Buckeye ( Junonia coenia ).





Attracts native bees.

Native Habitats:

Moist flatwoods.

Natural Range in Florida:

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