Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant type

Annual herb, Perennial herb

Size

5 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

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Color

Purple

Soil description

Prefers loamy or clay soils. Grows poorly in sandy soils.

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Mousy Plume Moth

Lioptilodes albistriolatus

Schinia intrabilis

Southern Emerald

Synchlora frondaria