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Phyla nodiflora

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Names

Common Names
Frog Fruit, Sawtooth Fogfruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Creeping Lip Plant, Lippia, Wild Long Pepper

Growth

Height
6 inches
Spread
2-3 feet
Growth Rate
Fast

Appearance

Bloom Color
White
Foliage Color
Green, sometimes with a reddish or purplish tinge in cold winters.
Fall Foliage Color
Green with a reddish or purplish tint

Environment

Hardiness Zones
Zones 6-10
Soil Type
Loamy, well-draining soil
Soil Drainage
Well-draining loamy soil that retains some moisture but does not become waterlogged.
Soil pH
6.0–8.0; tolerant of acidic to alkaline soils.

Lifecycle

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf Lifecycle
Deciduous
Seasons of Interest
Spring, Summer, Fall; Winter is not consistently a season of interest (Winter interest may occur as semi-evergreen in mild areas).
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, and Fall

Wildlife

Attracts Wildlife
Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, hummingbirds not mentioned, birds not mentioned

References

Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank
Species
Author
(L.) Greene
Publication
Pittonia 4: 46 (1899)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom
Plantae
Subkingdom
Pteridobiotina
Phylum
Angiosperms
Order
Lamiales
Family
Verbenaceae
Genus
Phyla

Inferior Taxa

Phyla nodiflora var. minor Phyla nodiflora var. reptans Phyla nodiflora var. nodiflora

Synonyms

Lippia nodiflora Platonia nudiflora Verbena nodiflora Blairia nodiflora Zappania crassifolia Zappania nodiflora Bertolonia crassifolia Lippia nodiflora var. normalis Lippia nodiflora Zappania nodiflora

References

Taxonomic data from World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024

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