FNPS Plant Database

Agalinis fasciculata

beach false foxglove

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Nomenclature

Common Name:

beach false foxglove

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Agalinis fasciculata

Family:

Orobanchaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.5-4 ft tall by 1-1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

annual

Flower Color:

pink, purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Blooms August-October

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Retain if present. This and other members of the genus are hemiparasites and not easy to grow unless you happen to also have appropriate hosts present. Appropriate burn management will help retain this plant in naturalistic settings. This is very showy in fall.

Considerations:

Availability:

Seed

Propagation:

Seed.

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Stays wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Tolerant of occasional/brief inundation such as can occur in storm surges.

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand

Soil pH:

6.5-7.5

Suitable to Grow In:

9A, 9B

USDA zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature.



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Ecology

Wildlife:

Bees, Caterpillars, Butterflies

Larval host and nectar source for the common buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia). Attracts native bees.

Native Habitats:

Moist flatwoods.

Natural Range in Florida:

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

Citations:

Huegel, Craig N. "Native Florida Wildflowers" (blog) ( http://hawthornhillwildflowers.blogspot.com/2019/09/beach-false-foxglove-agalinis.html ), accessed 2025.


Minno, M and M. Minno. 1999. Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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