FNPS Plant Database

Justicia angusta

Everglades water-willow, pineland water-willow

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

Everglades water-willow, pineland water-willow

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Justicia angusta

Family:

Acanthaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1 ft tall

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

lavender

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

winter dormant. Blooms spring-fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Wetland pond edges.

Considerations:

Availability:

Native Nurseries

Propagation:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

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:

Sand, Loam, Organic

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Likely pollinated by bees.

Native Habitats:

Wet pine flatwoods, marshes, floodplains, lake and pond margins.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

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 (http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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