Euploca polyphylla
pineland heliotrope
Boraginaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
0.5 to 1 ft
Life Span:
short-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white, yellow
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
winter dormant
Noted For:
Showy Flowers
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Sprawling. Best used as a wildflower.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Short very dry periods
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Sand
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Butterflies
Attracts a variety of pollinators, especially butterflies.
Native Habitats:
Flatwoods near edges of open wetlands; roadsides through such places. Coastal thickets.
