Nomenclature

Common Name:

twinflower, oblongleaf twinflower

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Dyschoriste oblongifolia

Family:

Acanthaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

0.5-1 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Groundcover.

Considerations:

While tolerant of dry soils, extended extremely dry periods are incompatible with keeping it as a landscape plant.

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Seed and divisions.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Not wet but not extremely dry ---to--- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

Acid to slightly alkaline

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Caterpillars

 Larval host plant for common buckeye ( Junonia coenia ) butterflies





Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.

Native Habitats:

Sandhill, flatwoods, upland mixed forest.

Natural Range in Florida:

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