Euploca polyphylla
Pineland Heliotrope
Boraginaceae
Also known as Heliotropium polyphyllum
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | 0.5 to 1 ft | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White, yellow | |
Fruit Color: | NA | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Sprawling. Best used as a wildflower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Short very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Acidic to neutral |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Attracts a variety of pollinators, especially butterflies. | |
Native Habitats: | Flatwoods near edges of open wetlands; roadsides through such places. Coastal thickets. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures