FNPS Plant Database
Hydrolea corymbosa
Nomenclature
Common Name:
Synonym(s):
Genus species:
Family:
Hydroleaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
Size:
Life Span:
Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Considerations:
Availability:
Propagation:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Stays wet -to- Usually moist, occasional inundation
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:
Suitable to Grow In:
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Ecology
Wildlife:
Bee pollinated.
Native Habitats:
Comments:
Ethnobotany:
General Comments:
The species is hermaphroditic (monecious), meaning flowers have both male and female reproductive structures on the same plant.
This is a near-endemic meaning that it occurs mostly in Florida with a few outlying populations in Georgia and South Carolina.
Citations:
BONAP Plant Atlas. (2014). Hydrolea corymbosa. ( https://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hydrolea%20corymbosa.png ). Accessed 2026. Biota of North America Program, Chapel Hill, NC.
Florida Wildflower Foundataion. (2025). Flower Friday: Blue Skyflower. ( https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-hydrolea-corymbosa/ ). Accessed 2026. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland, FL.
Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+), Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Hydrcory ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.
Hammer, Roger. (2018). Complete Guide to Florida Wildflowers. Falcon Guides, Guilford, CT.
Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Taylor, Walter K. (2013). Florida Wildflowers: A Comprehensive Guide. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.
Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.
