FNPS Plant Database

Jacquemontia pentanthos

skyblue jacquemontia, skyblue clustervine

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

skyblue jacquemontia, skyblue clustervine

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Jacquemontia pentanthos

Family:

Convolvulaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

vine

Size:

Stems 6-12 ft, tend to sprawl but with support can be upright, to 12 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

blue

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Evergreen. Blooms fall-spring. Flowers usually close by afternoon.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Grow as a sprawling vine (will need to be tied to a fence or trellis) or used as a groundcover.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Establish from seed or cuttings. Prune in late spring or early summer, after flowering has ceased. Heavy pruning in late summer could adversely affect fall/winter bloom.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation ---to--- Not wet but not extremely dry

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Calcareous (high pH)

Suitable to Grow In:

10A,10B,11

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds

Attracts a variety of insect pollinators including the Nessus sphinx ( Amphion floridensis ), Tantalus sphinx ( Aellopus tantalus ) and Tersa sphinx ( Xylophanes tersa ) moths. ( Institute for Regional Conservation ).

Provides food for birds.

Native Habitats:

Coastal hammocks esp. on dunes.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

This species is listed as Endangered by the State of Florida.  Please acquire only from reputable sources with proper permits.

Citations:

Chapin, Linda.  2000.  Field guide to the rare plants of Florida.  Florida Natural Areas Inventory, Tallahassee, FL.  



Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Huegel, Craig.  https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-jacquemontia-pentanthos/



Huegel, Craig, N.  2012.  Native wildflowers and other ground covers for Florida landscapes. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



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

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