trefle.io · Taken Jul 28, 2021 by figerou (cc-by-sa)
Verbenaceae
Fogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
Also known as Capeweed, Turkey tangle fogfruit, Lippia nodiflora var. normalis, Platonia nodiflora
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Groundcover · Perennial · Sun-Tolerant · Lawn-Alternative · Low-Maintenance · Spreading · Native · Pollinator-Friendly · Verbenaceae · Tropical
Fogfruit is a tough, fast-spreading groundcover that thrives in full sun to part shade with moderate watering. It tolerates foot traffic and poor soils, making it an excellent low-maintenance lawn alternative or border filler. Water regularly during establishment, then reduce frequency once the plant is well rooted.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 6–8.5
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Aruba, Assam, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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