Native Plants to grow NOW
u Low-growing, low-
maintenance substitute for turf u Host plant for three
Turkey-tangle Fogfruit Phyla nodiflora
Turkey-tangle Fogfruit goes by a lot of common names, including Creeping Charlie, Matchweed, and, no surprise, “Frogfruit” instead of Fogfruit. In the right conditions—average to moist sandy soils and full sun to partial shade—it will form dense mats of green foliage, evergreen where there is no hard frost. The small purple and white flowers are abundant in spring through summer and very attractive to pollinators. Fogfruit is a host plant for three butterflies: Common Buckeye, Phaon Crescent and White Peacock. It can be string-trimmed, if you must, but that removes the pollinator and host plant value. Do not attempt to mix Fogfruit with other plants. It prefers to form its own monoculture.
butterflies u Supports pollinators
Turkey-tangle fogfruit, planted one foot on centers to fill in quickly. This is the modern Florida front yard: not turf, all or mostly native plants. Designed by FANN member Nicole Jones, Hort and Soul Landscape Design. Photo by by Nicole Jones
Butterflies, from left: Common Buckeye butterfly; Phaon Crescent; White Peacock butterfly.
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