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Stachytarpheta - Purple Hybrid
Purple Porterweed
Code: 90416
Price: $9.95
Quantity in Basket: None
Family: Verbenaceae
The deep ½" purple flowers are sure to lure butterflies and hummingbirds to this tropical perennial. Growing to 3 feet high and wide, it blooms continuously from spring to fall. Plant in part shade to full sun. This form appeared as a chance seedling in the nursery. Stachytarpheta species commonly hybridize with each other. This is probably a cross between Stachytarpheta jamaicensis and Stachytarpheta mutabilis. USDA zones 10 - 11.
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(B) Hanging
basket (D) Dwarf
under 12" (F) Flourescent lights for
indoor light culture (H) Humid
conditions (M) Miniature
under 6" (T) Terrarium
plant (W) Winter
flowering
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