| Common Name: |
Frog Fruit |
| Scientific Name: |
Phyla nodiflora |
| Other Name(s): |
Aka Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Texas Frogfruit, Capeweed, Creeping Lip Plant, Frog-Fruit, Frog's Bit, Licorice Verbena, Turkey Tangle Frogfruit |
| Category: |
Herb/Forb |
| Habit: |
Herbaceous perennial |
| Bloom Color: |
White with lilac center |
| Foliage Description: |
Semi-evergreen; green, with reddish or purplish tinge in cold winters |
| Height of Plant: |
3-6 in. |
| Hardiness: |
USDA Zones 8a - 11 |
| Light Requirements: |
Full Sun |
| Water Usage: |
Low to Medium |
| Moisture Requirement(s): |
Dry to Moist |
| Soil Type: |
Sand, loam, clay, caliche, limestone. Poor drainage and saline soils okay; anywhere from ditches and roadways to beaches and fields |
| Native Range: |
Southern half of the US to the tropics |
| Propagation: |
Cuttings, stem layering |
| Photographer: |
Jon Wooten |
| Location: |
Native Plant Garden |