• Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Lygodesmia aphylla

rose-rush

Nomenclature

Common Name:

rose-rush

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Lygodesmia aphylla

Family:

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

1.0 to 3.0 ft tall by .5 to .75 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink,lavender, white

Fruit Color:

white

Phenology:

winter dormant

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Considerations:

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Propagation:

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Light:

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Moisture Tolerance:

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

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -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

Soil pH:

6.1 to 7.8

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators

Attract a wide variety of insect pollinators.  One documented bee pollinator is  Augochlorella aurata (Deyrup et al. 2002). 

Native Habitats:

Dry sandy soils, flatwoods, pine barrens, sandhill, scrub, and disturbed areas

Comments:

Ethnobotany:

General Comments:

The short lived bloom opens before sunrise and is most beautiful from just before dawn till about mid-morning when it fully opens. By night fall it will have wilted.