Lindernia grandiflora

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Savannah False Pimpernel

Form:	Flower
Size:	About 6 inches tall but grows as a mat that can spread for 5-ft or more.
Life Span:	Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:	Blue-lavender with darker blue-lavender spots.
Phenology:	Dies back in winter but grows back rapidly in spring. Blooms much of the year.
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Interesting foliage

Recommended Uses:

Groundcover in moist places.

Propagation:

Cuttings or division.

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation)

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Usually moist, occasional inundation

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:

Organic material (muck), Sand

Soil pH:

Wildlife:

Insects:

Reported to be a host plant for the white peacock butterfly.

Attracts small butterflies and small pollinators.

Native Habitats:

Wet flatwoods, edges of marshes and swamps, roadside swales.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

General Comments:

This is a near endemic (it is known from a few places in GA). Sparse near both the northern and southern limits of its range.