Frogfruit | Phylla nodiflora | Florida Native Ground Cover & Lawn Alternative | 4” Pots or 72 Plug Trays

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Phyla nodiflora

PLEASE NOTE!!!! This is a FLORIDA ECOTYPE and MAY BE DIFFICULT TO ESTABLISH IN SOUTHWEST CLIMATES such as California and Arizona. It will need SIGNIFICANT IRRIGATION to establish, and may need occasional support during the peak of summer. Please consider this before ordering if you live in these types of climate. We cannot guarantee success! 
4" pots, or plug trays available. GREAT lawn alternative and pollinator plant. 72 plug trays available; one tray will be adequate to replace an average suburb sized lawn. Whole tray shipped as one unit. 

Frogfruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Capeweed

Verbenaceae

Plant Specifics

Size: 6 inches
Life Span: Long-lived perennial
Flower Color: White,purple
Phenology: Evergreen. Blooms all year.
Habitats: Dry-moist-wet sites. Disturbed wet prairies, ruderal areas.

Landscaping

Recommended Uses: Low growing groundcover. Can be used as a turf substitute in low traffic areas.
Light:  Full Sun,  Part Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
always floodedextremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray Tolerance: Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray.
Soil/Substrate: Clay, Loam, Sand

Wildlife

 

 

  •  Larval host  for common buckeye (Junonia coenia), phaon crescent (Phyciodes phaon) and white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies. 
  • Nectar plant for barred yellow (Eurema daira), ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), field skipper (Atalopedes campestris), gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), little metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis), Miami blue (Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri), Palatka skipper (Euphyes pilatka), phaon crescent, queen (Danaus gilippus), swarthy skipper (Nastra lherminier), tropical checkered-skipper (Pyrgus oileus) and other butterflies.
  • Natural Range in Florida
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    USDA Zones

    Suitable to grow in:
    10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B 


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Tim Hogan
frogfruit in oklahoma

very nice plants,arrived alive and well, watered and planted, are doing great.

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Leigh Salamone
Frogfruit

Prompt customer service response and delivery! Plants arrived in good condition and are growing well