Lindernia grandiflora
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Savannah False Pimpernel
LINDERNIACEAE
Plant Specifics
| 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. | |
| Habitats: | Wet flatwoods, edges of marshes and swamps, roadside swales. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Groundcover in moist places. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| 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 Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Reported to be a host plant for the white peacock butterfly.
Attracts small butterflies and small pollinators.