Ifas is an equal opportunity institution authorized to. Alternatively, you may have mistakenly bookmarked the web login form instead of the actual web site you wanted to bookmark or used a link created by somebody else who made the same mistake. Please visit the plant sales home page for weekly schedules. Seed production and viability of eight porterweed selections grown in northern and southern florida sandra b. Plants vary in size and growth habit depending on the species. The bright color and rapid growth of mexican petunia ruellia tweediana or r. Plants grow about 4feettall by 6feet wide before stems droop and touch the ground.
Blue porterweed is an intermediate growing porterweed and has a fairly dense upright habit. These flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden. Deep indigo 14 blooms adorn the long spikelike bloom stems from spring to frost above the rich green glossy foliage. These piles of dirt are accumulated frass and silk webbing from a caterpillar, pyralidae. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Porterweed is a small shrub that produces tiny, nectar filled blossoms with uniquelyshaped, 4sided stems, flowering and fading until reaching the very top. Names of stachytarpheta jamaicensis in various languages of the world are also given. This porterweed is the florida native with bluish purple flowers.
Florida violets are native, perennial wildflowers found in open woods and clearings throughout florida. Porterweed is an annual in north florida, but may overwinter if protected from the. The institute of food and agricultural sciences ifas is an equal opportunity institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with nondiscrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. The socalled porterweeds by roger hammer reprinted from the miamidade chapters newsletter, the tillandsia, jul. See more ideas about florida native plants, native plants and plants. Vahl is a member of the family of verbenaceae and is commonly known as gervao, brazilian tea, verbena cimarrona, rooter comb, or blue porter weed 1, 7. Its leaves are dark green, oval to lanceshaped with serrated margins and are oppositely arranged. Blue porterweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis nearly any welldrained soil will accommodate this ground cover plant. The tea side of the blue porterweed is better known. Blue porterweed are very easy to grow tropical plants that require little care. Blue porterweed typically flowers in the summer, but may flower yearround in south florida. With spring 2018 barely out of the starting gate, all kinds of plants are sprouting and producing blooms.
Blue or pink flowers are borne terminally on long, stringy spikes at the ends of the stems. Weed identification uf ifas range cattle research and. They have lovely purple, yellow, or white flowers and grow low to the ground. The museum only features 15 plant varieties each week. University of florida, institute of food and agricultural sciences extension outreach is a partnership between state, federal, and county governments to provide scientific knowledge and expertise to the public. Blue porterweed, blue snakeweed, brazilian tea, jamaican porterweed, jamaica vervain. Pickerelweed typically grows to about 2 or 3 feet tall. Blue porterweed is a small perennial shrub which during its first year of growth becomes woody toward the base of the stem. Dark purple blue flowers are borne on slender stalks at the branch tips. Introduction porterweed is a small perennial shrub that becomes woody toward the base of the stem as is grows to about one year old. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis florida native plant society.
Blue porterweed is a low growing south florida native that produces small blue flowers nearly year round and is an excellent choice for attracting pollinators. Fgcu%foodforest% plantdatabase% % blue %porterweed%stachytarpheta jamaicensis general%description. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis light blue snakeweed stachytarpheta mutabilis changeable velvetberry stachytarpheta speciosa. The white m hairstreak parrhasius malbum has only a glimpse of metallic blue on their wings when folded together, but when open they are almost completely blue, with black edges. On the other hand, porterweed is attractive to butterflies and the deep blue flower color of stachytarpheta urticifolia has proven.
There isnt too much one can do with pesticides since the plants are used to attract butterflies and bees. Ort seed production and viability of eight porterweed. Three to four foot tall stems are topped with slender spikes of dark blue flowers. The central american brew made with the blue porterweed got its name by the dark color and bitter flavor of that ancient ale. Name derived from traditional foamy, porterlike beverage brewed from the plant. This plant mostly grows in the tropical regions of america, as well as in the subtropical forests of africa, asia, and oceania. There is no pink or red flowered variety of this native. Softwood stem cuttings, taken from spring until midsummer, root the quickest. Mounding plant to 12 feet tall and wide, with dull green. Plants grow about 4 feet tall by 6 feet wide before stems droop and touch the ground. They add a wonderful accent to any outdoor space, garden or patio. It occurs throughout florida and flowers yearround. Porterweed is a perennial ground cover with coarse thick, dark green leaves. Blue porterweed, stachytarpheta urticifolia, with piles of.
Blue porterweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis grows in disturbed sites and on coastal dunes in central and south florida. Blue porterweed is found in the rocklands of the everglades to key west in open, sunny places. Seed production and viability of eight porterweed selections grown. Salvias are great plants for bringing butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden and as a bonus, they have no serious pests. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis blue porterweed ufifas extension. Blue or pink flowers are borne terminally on long, stringy spikes at the ends of the. This variety of blue porterweed is an upright perennial growing to 3 feet in height with branching stems, a woody base and long tap root. With hundreds of annual and perennial species coming in an array of colors and sizes, you can easily find one or more to complement your landscape. Stachytarpheta cayennensis can be a noxious weed and is listed as a category ii nonnative invasive plant by the florida exotic pest plant council. This perennial is usually found in shallow wetland areas or around the edges of lakes and ponds.
Stachytarpheta cayennensis is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by many english language common names, including blue snakeweed, cayenne snakeweed, dark blue snakeweed, bluetop, nettleleaf porterweed, rattail, roughleaf false vervain, blue rats tail, brazilian tea, cayenne vervain, false verbena, joee, nettleleaf. When closed, you can see the characteristic mshaped white line towards the edge of their wings. Also known as blue snakeweed, verbena azul, cayenne snakeweed. Salvia university of florida, institute of food and. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Light blue snakeweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis has has blue or purple flowers and thicker, hairless flower stalks and fleshy leaves with hairless lower leaf surfaces. Institute of food and agricultural sciences ufifas. Black and blue salvia black calabash black oak blackbead blackberry lily blackeyed susan blanket flower blazing star blolly bloodberry blue daze blue flag iris blue mist shrub blue plumbago blue porterweed blue verbena blue eyed grass bolivian sunset gloxinia bracken fern brazilian snapdragon brittle maidenhair fern browallia, amethyst flower. The aggressive habit of these plants helps stabilize the banks of natural water bodies and retention ponds. Native porterweed is a low spreading plant growing from 6 inches to 18 inches in height and up to 4 feet in spread. The small blue flowers are born on a whip like spike and are very attractive to butterflies. A host of experts is available to help floridians identify any insect or related arthropod. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the family verbenaceae, native throughout the caribbean.
It is common nearly throughout the state of florida and blooms from spring to fall wunderlin, 2003. Native, small, shrubby perennial with somewhat weedy habit. Some ornamentals listed as invasive by the university of florida ifas assessment of nonnative plants in. Polygonum hydropiperoides is found in marshes, swamps, cypress domes, lake shores, and pond margins. Flowers open for only one day and wont open on very cloudy days. Pickerelweed pontederia cordata pickerelweed is a very common and widely recognized native.
The leaves are three inches long and a bit leathery and smooth with a low, matt forming growth usually under 18 inches tall. The species with pink ro read flowers is the exotic stachytarpheta mutabilis, which is native to south america and not florida. This weeks last gasp of winter temperatures slowed the progress, but only slightly. Blue is the most commonly grown variety, and the only one thats moderately cold hardy. Porterweed is a small perennial shrub that becomes woody toward the base of the stem as is grows to about one year old. Slender flower spikes resembling a rats tail rise at least a foot above the foliage. Blue porterweed is in the verbenaceae family and the small five lobed flowers resemble verbena blooms. The institute of food and agricultural sciences ifas is an equal opportunity. Blue porterweed is one of the most popular of south floridas butterfly attracting plants, with brilliant blue flowers appearing partway up the funky, swirly, upright stems. Blue butterflies gardening solutions university of. The species is not used by butterflies, contrary to published misinformation. Pickerel weed university of florida, institute of food and.
Introduction porterweed is a small perennial shrub that becomes woody toward the base of the stem as. Blue porterweed stachytarpheta urticifolia join the club to manage your garden plant details. The deeply textured leaves forms a lush, upright mound and the skinny spikes of blue flowers add a rich depth of color to the garden. It is usually found along country roadsides and it grows also well as a. Pickerel weed pontederia cordata is an aquatic native plant found throughout florida.
The gulf coast research and education center focuses on strawberry breeding, tomato breeding and ornamentals. University cooperative extension program, and boards. These plants grow wider rather than tall with typical heights of 4 feet with 6 feet widths. The university of floridas institute of food and agricultural sciences uf ifas is a federalstatecounty partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences, and enhancing and sustaining the quality of human life by making that information accessible. Porters beer, porters ale, porter house steaks all go back to shops that serviced porters and laborers in england as early as the early 1700s. The name porterweed is a reference to reported medicinal uses. This variety of blue porterweed is an upright perennial growing to 3 feet in height with branching. Gcrec plant city offers a teaching program for the following degree. Commonly known as blue or native porterweed, the true. The drink is used for fever, for the cooling of the blood, as a wash for skin irritations, to relieve constipation, and for worms in children. Stachytarpheta jamaicensis blue porterweed1 edward f.
Plant database entry for red porterweed stachytarpheta mutabilis with 35 images, one comment, and 31 data details. If your mystery creature has six or more legs, the uf insect id lab is the place to send it. It does freeze back in the winter where exposed to cold and reseeds in the spring. Each hindwing of the white m hairstreak also has a tailthis is the hairstreak from their nameand. Jul 14, 20 lady bird johnson wildflower center focused on protecting and preserving north americas native plants through native plant lists and image galleries, conservation, education, natural landscapes, seed collection millennium seed bank msb project, preserving and restoring native communities, spreading awareness on invasive species and gardening to attract wildlife. Stachytarpheta species, blue porterweed, blue rats tail. It also tolerates partial shade to full sun areas, and butterflies will love the brilliant blue flowers. The primary areas include plant breeding, entomology, horticulture, plant pathology and weed science.
Muller indian river research and education center, fort. Knox north florida research and education center, 155 research road, quincy, fl 32351 keona l. There is a pink variety of this plant which can grow rapidly to 12 and puts out quite a show. Ufifas gcrec plant city center university of florida. Its leaves are large up to 5 inches wide and are usually twice as long. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in stachytarpheta jamaicensis. The only native porterweed is stachytarpheta jamaicensis, which has blue to purple flowers. Brazilian tea is a weedy annual and sometimes perennial herbaceous plant that grows 60120 cm tall. It is very adapted to dry, sunny to partial sun salt exposed locations. The florida museum cultivates the following plants for sale. Pontederia cordata ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. It bears small reddishpurple to deep blue flowers that grow along tall bracts that are favored by butterflies. See more ideas about plants, florida plants and landscape.
Lavender porterweed is a medium to large growing exceptionally full and vigorous porterweed was once considered to be a purple form of the highly popular coral porterweed although we have learned that this is a sterile or nearly sterile hybrid cultivar. Cayenne porterweed stachytarpheta cayennensis has blue or white flowers and hairless flower stalks and lower leaf surfaces. Mounding plant to 12 feet tall and wide, with dull green, coarsely toothed, pointedoval leaves to 3 inches long. The invasive plant management program in florida has contracted over 190. Its diminutive purplish blue flowers are borne on long spikes. The plant diagnostic clinic diagnoses plant problems based on submitted samples.
You may be seeing this page because you used the back button while browsing a secure web site or application. Informal growth habit is nice for mixed borders or cottage gardens. List of various diseases cured by stachytarpheta jamaicensis. Keep reading to learn more about using blue porterweed for ground coverage. When people speak of propagating plants, they usually mean taking cuttings using pieces of stems, roots, and leaves to start new plants. Wilson1 indian river research and education center, fort pierce, fl 34945 gary w. The south florida native blue is the one to buy it stays much smaller. Spiderwort and rustweed plants are sprouting and producing.
Florida violets university of florida, institute of food. Florida porterweed nectar source and larval butterfly host. You can find these tiny plants throughout the eastern united states. Flowers highly attractive to butterfliesa must for any butterfly garden. Butterflies and hummingbirds are attracted to these flowers.
Beautiful blue porterweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis. During this time, plants are actively growing, and the stems are succulent and flexible. Red porterweed stachytarpheta mutabilis by xeramtheum. Blue porterweed is a lowgrowing and sprawling evergreen shrub. Blue porterweed stachytarpheta urticifolia my garden life. Porterweed is a small perennial shrub that becomes woody toward the base of the stem as is grows to about oneyearold. Butterfly sage cordia globosa also known as bloodberry sage, this is a good ground cover plant for areas with poor. This document is fps559, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, uf ifas extension.
A foaming, porterlike brew, much like beer, is made from at least one species in the bahamas. Small blue or pink flowers appear in numbers on long spikes at the end of the stems, and are very attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Blue porterweed groundcover using blue porterweed for. Rich, dark green foliage displayed on square, green stems makes porterweed a nice addition to any sunny landscape. Stachytarpheta species, jamaican porterweed stachytarpheta. How stachytarpheta jamaicensis is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. The dark blue porterweed stachytarpheta cayennensis is a great addition to any butterfly plant.
Light blue snakeweed stachytarpheta jamaicensis has has blue or purple flowers and thicker, hairless flower stalks and. The blue porterweed is native to tropical america but is naturalized in warm areas around the world, including south florida. The blue is the one to buy if you dont have a lot of room it stays much smaller. Blue porterweed florida native plantslandscapingdelray. It has a low, sprawling habit and blooms throughout the year.
Native to south florida, where it is widely sold and planted. This north american native plant is a must for butterfly enthusiasts. The genus stachytarpheta has undergone a series of taxonomic revisions that are further complicated by putative hybrids wilson et al. Cut back if plant becomes leggy to promote thicker growth. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information.
This plant can seed a little too freely so give it lots of elbow room. Small blue or pink flowers appear in numbers on long spikes at the end of the. Porterweed is a small perennial shrub that becomes woody toward the base of. Local garden centers will often sell the asian blue porterweed, but you can find the native one more often from native plant growers. Penthesilea difficilis, tunneling inside the stem photo with flower and frass by stephen brown, uf ifas extension lee co. It has many common names including blue porterweed, blue snake weed, bastard vervain, brazilian tea, jamaica vervain, and light blue snakeweed. Polygonum hydropiperoides ufifas center for aquatic and. Most will survive a very light frost and quickly return to normal in spring. The deeply textured leaves forms a lush, upright mound and the skinny spikes of blue flowers add a rich depth of. It is the host plant of the tropical buckeye and is a nectar source for many butterfly species including the clouded skipper lerema accius, gulf fritillary agraulis vanillae, red admiral vanessa atalanta, and julia dryas iulia. There are countless species of native violetsmany have more than one common name. An excellent choice for butterfly gardens or in containers. In very cold zones a containerized blue porterweed can be brought inside for the winter months.
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