Phyla nodiflora
frogfruit, turkey tangle fogfruit, capeweed
Verbenaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
flower
Size:
6 inches
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white,purple
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Evergreen. Blooms all year.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Low growing groundcover. Can be used as a turf substitute in low traffic areas.
Considerations:
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
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, Clay, Loam
Suitable to Grow In:
8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11
Ecology
Wildlife:
Butterflies, Caterpillars
- Larval host for common buckeye ( Junonia coenia ), phaon crescent ( Phyciodes phaon ) and white peacock ( Anartia jatrophae ) butterflies.
- Nectar plant for barred yellow ( Eurema daira ), ceraunus blue ( Hemiargus ceraunus ), field skipper ( Atalopedes campestris ), gray hairstreak ( Strymon melinus ), little metalmark ( Calephelis virginiensis ), Miami blue ( Cyclargus thomasi bethunebakeri ), Palatka skipper ( Euphyes pilatka ), phaon crescent, queen ( Danaus gilippus ), swarthy skipper ( Nastra lherminier ), tropical checkered-skipper ( Pyrgus oileus ) and other butterflies.
Native Habitats:
Dry-moist-wet sites. Disturbed wet prairies, ruderal areas.
