Dyschoriste oblongifolia
twinflower, oblongleaf twinflower
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Family:
Acanthaceae
Plant Specifics
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Long-lived perennial
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Landscaping
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Moisture Tolerance:
Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry
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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- Somewhat long very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
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Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Larval host plant for common buckeye ( Junonia coenia ) butterflies
Attracts many pollinators, especially bees.
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