Dyschoriste oblongifolia
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Twinflower, Oblongleaf Twinflower
Acanthaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 0.5-1 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Lavender | |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed and divisions. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
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| Insects: | Larval host plant for common buckeye (Junonia coenia) butterflies Attracts many pollinators, especially bees. | |
| Native Habitats: | Sandhill, flatwoods, upland mixed forest. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures