Galactia striata
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 9B
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Florida Hammock Milkpea
FABACEAE
Plant Specifics
| Size: | ft | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Pink,purple | |
| Fruit Color: | Green,brown | |
| Habitats: | Hammocks |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Grown by enthusiasts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Short very dry periods ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Clay, Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Larval host plant for cassius blue (Leptotes cassius), long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus), zestos skipper (Epargyreus zestos) and zarucco duskywing (Erynnis zarucco) butterflies. (IRC)
Nectar plant for hammock skipper (Polygonus leo) and other butterflies. (IRC)