Lachnanthes caroliana
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
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Redroot
Haemodoraceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 3 ft tall by 0.5 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | White,yellow | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant. Flowers summer-fall. | |
| Habitats: | Marshes, wet depressions, disturbed areas, cutthroat seeps, disturbed sites (dry muck), flatwoods. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Groundcover or mass planting in moist areas. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Organic material (muck), Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wildlife
This is a favorite food plant of feral hogs which will dig up large patches overnight.
Attracts bees, wasps, and butterflies. Documented bee species include Agapostemon splendens, Augochloropsis metallica, A. sumptuosa, Dialictus coreopsis, D. tamiamensis, Anthidiellum perplexum, Anthidium maculifroizs, Coelioxys dolichos, C. mexicana, C. octodentata, C. sayi, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobreuis, M. georgica, M. inendica, M. petulans, M. texana, M. xylocopoides, Melissodes coinmunis, Apis mellifera, Bombus impatiens, B. pennsylvanicus, Xylocopa micans and X. virginica krom beini (Deyrup et al. 2002).