FNPS Plant Database

Dyschoriste humistrata

Swamp twinflower
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Swamp twinflower

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Dyschoriste humistrata

Family:

Acanthaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

About 0.5 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wildflower garden, groundcover

Considerations:

Availability:

Propagation:

Division and seeds.

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -to- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Soil pH:

Acidic to neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Butterflies, Caterpillars

Larval host for common buckeye ( Junonia coenia ).

Native Habitats:

Forested areas around wetlands

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Minno, M and M. Minno. 1999.   Florida Butterfly Gardening. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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