• Family name: Acanthaceae

• Host plant for: Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)

• General description: Erect herbaceous perennial with narrow, opposite leaves and tubular, lavender flowers marked by darker purple streaks. Versatile and low maintenance. Tolerates dry to moist, well-drained soils in sun to partial shade. Compact growth provides ideal choice for small spaces.

• Type: Perennial
• Flower: Tubular, lavender flowers with dark purple streaks borne in leaf axils
• Bloom time: Spring through fall
• Soil type: Moist to dry, well-drained, sandy soils
• Maximum height: 1 foot

• Candidate for home gardens: Easy to grow. Ideal for small spaces.
• Availability in nursery: Specialty and native plant nurseries
• Frenquency in the wild: Common
• Habitat: sandhills, pine flatwoods, hardwood forests

• Range in Florida
  

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