Lindernia grandiflora
savannah false pimpernel
Linderniaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
About 6 inches tall but grows as a mat that can spread for 5-ft or more.
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Blue-lavender with darker blue-lavender spots.
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Dies back in winter but grows back rapidly in spring. Blooms much of the year.
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Groundcover in moist places.
Considerations:
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Usually moist, occasional inundation
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Caterpillars
Reported to be a host plant for the white peacock butterfly.
Attracts small butterflies and small pollinators.
Native Habitats:
Wet flatwoods, edges of marshes and swamps, roadside swales.
