Piloblephis rigida
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 9A 9B
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Pennyroyal
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 1-2 ft tall by 1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Lavender | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen. Blooms all year but most abundantly in spring. | |
| Habitats: | Scrubby flatwoods, scrub, dry flatwoods, dry prairie, sandhill, ruderal. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden, groundcover. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
Attracts butterflies and bees (Florida Wildflower Foundation Blog). Documented bee visitors include Agapostemoiz splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Dialictus miiziatulus, D. nyinphalis and Megachile brevis pseudobrevis (Deyrup et al. 2002).