Phyla nodiflora

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Frogfruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Capeweed

Form:	Flower
Size:	ft
Life Span:	Short-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White,purple
Fruit Color:	NA
Phenology:	Evergreen
Noted for:	Showy flowers, Interesting foliage

Recommended Uses:

Low growing groundcover. Can be used as a turf substitute in low traffic areas.

Propagation:

Division.

Availability:

Friends

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

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

Moisture Tolerance:

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

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:

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Wildlife:

Insects:

Larval host for common buckeye (Junonia coenia), phaon crescent (Phyciodes phaon) and white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies.
Nectar plant for barred yellow (Eurema daira), ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), field skipper (Atalopedes campestris), gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), little metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis), Miami blue (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Palatka skipper (Euphyes pilatka), phaon crescent, queen (Danaus gilippus), swarthy skipper (Nastra lherminier), tropical checkered-skipper (Pyrgus oileus) and other butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Dry-moist-wet sites. Disturbed wet prairies, ruderal areas.

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures