
Each two-lipped flower has four lobes above and one larger lobe below. Flowers: Flower Color: Blue Purple/Lavender White Flower Inflorescence: Cyme Panicle Flower Value To Gardener: Showy Flower Bloom Time: Fall Summer Flower Shape: Star Flower Petals: 4-5 petals/rays Flower Size: As they mature, they will turn a dark brown. The fruits appear after the flowers drop. Fruit: Fruit Color: Brown/Copper Green Fruit Type: Nut Fruit Length:
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Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Soil Texture: Sand Soil pH: Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Occasionally Dry Available Space To Plant: 12 inches-3 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 7a, 7b, 8b, 8a, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11b, 11a.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Wildflower Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics: Deciduous Habit/Form: Erect Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Medium Texture: Medium.Wildlife Value: Native bees and beetles are attracted to this plant. Attributes: Genus: Trichostema Species: dichotomum Family: Lamiaceae Life Cycle: Annual Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: United States Distribution: Dry open woods and clearings.Tags: #fragrant #fragrant flowers #herbaceous #NC native #native wildflower #wildflower garden #herbaceous annual #food source herbage #food source nectar #food source pollen #piedmont mountains UPL #coastal UPL #food source hard mast fruit #bee friendly #Audubon #short lived blooms #salt spray intolerant #herbaceous wildflower See this plant in the following landscape: Cultivars / Varieties: This self-seeding plant can require some effort to keep under control. Insects, Disease, and Other Plant Problems: No issues noted. The other 4 petals are shorter, rounded and minimally pointed, and are typically all the same color. The lowest petal is somewhat cupped and may be shaded in white with some dark spots. Opening in the early morning, the flowers will drop their petals and stamens by mid-day. These seeds make the plant a self-seeder, which may cause a maintenance issue to keep the plant under control. A healthy plant can produce hundreds of cymes, with resulting numerous seeds. Each cyme will contain three to seven flowers. As you ascend the cyme, the size of the flowers decrease. Each cyme and each individual, single flower is enfolded by a pair of leaves. The flowers are in the form of a panicle of cymes, as well as several flowers at the tips of the branches. Its turn tan in the fall, making it a nice addition in dried arrangements. This plant has curled stamens that help make this plant showy. Its native habitat runs from southern Maine south to Florida, west to Texas and north to Missouri and Michigan. Phonetic Spelling try-ko-STEM-uh dy-KAW-toh-mum Descriptionīlue Curls are annual, native wild flowers that can be found in dry, open, sandy woodlands and around rock outcrops.
