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Fabaceae
Zornia apiculata
Zornia apiculata
Tropical Plants · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Legume · Nitrogen-Fixing · Tropical · East Africa · Ground Cover · Forage · Fabaceae · Fast Growing · Rare · Grassland
Zornia apiculata is a fast-growing tropical legume native to East Africa that performs best in full sun to partial shade with well-drained soil. It fixes atmospheric nitrogen, making it valuable as a ground cover or forage plant in warm-climate gardens. It is rarely available in mainstream nurseries and is best sourced from specialist tropical plant or grassland restoration suppliers.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly and allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.6–7.5
- Temperature
- 55°F to 100°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 9a-12b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 18 in
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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