• Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Roger Hammer, Dade Chapter FNPS

Koanophyllon villosum

Florida shrub thoroughwort

Nomenclature

Common Name:

Florida shrub thoroughwort

Synonym(s):

Eupatorium villosum

Genus species:

Koanophyllon villosum

Family:

Asteraceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

6 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

Evergreen

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Back of garden screen

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Not wet but not extremely dry -to- Very 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:

Lime Rock, Organic

Soil pH:

calcareous

Suitable to Grow In:

10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Attracts butterflies and bees.

Native Habitats:

Pine rockland, edges of hammocks

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