Lippia stoechadifolia

southern fogfruit; southern matchsticks

Verbenaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

spreading ft tall by .5 to 1.5 ft ft wide

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white,purple

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Can be used as a groundcover in moist areas.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Aquatic ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding

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, Loam, Organic

Suitable to Grow In:

Ecology

Wildlife:

Butterflies, Caterpillars

Possible larval host plant for common buckeye ( Junonia coenia ), phaon crescent ( Phyciodes phaon ) and white peacock ( Anartia jatrophae ) butterflies.





Possible nectar plant for barred yellow ( Eurema daira ), ceraunus blue ( Hemiargus ceraunu s), field skipper ( Atalopedes campestris ), gray hairstreak ( Strymon melinus ), little metalmark ( Calephelis virginiensis ), Palatka skipper ( Euphyes pilatka ), phaon crescent, queen ( Danaus gilippus ), swarthy skipper ( Nastra lherminier ), tropical checkered-skipper ( Pyrgus oileus ) and other butterflies.

Possible larval host plant for common buckeye (Junonia coenia), phaon crescent (Phyciodes phaon) and white peacock (Anartia jatrophae) butterflies. Possible nectar plant for barred yellow (Eurema daira), ceraunus blue (Hemiargus ceraunus), field skipper (Atalopedes campestris), gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus), little metalmark (Calephelis virginiensis), Palatka skipper (Euphyes pilatka), phaon crescent, queen (Danaus gilippus), swarthy skipper (Nastra lherminier), tropical checkered-skipper (Pyrgus oileus) and other butterflies.

Native Habitats:

Wet prairies.