Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
Frogfruit is a tough, mat-forming groundcover dotted year-round with tiny white-pink flowers, a tireless nectar source and larval host for phaon crescent and buckeye butterflies. A superb lawn alternative.
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.2–0.2 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August, September, October, November
- Bloom colors
- white, red, pink
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host, pollinators
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, VA