planting and care of winlower drained soils. It also adapts to seasonally dry conditions. Pineland Twinower is more common in southern Florida, where it can bloom year-round. Twinower is so-named because its owers are born in pairs (“twins”) atop the plant’s stems. It is also referred to as Snakeherb. Description Oblongleaf Twinower grows to between and 1 inches tall and is spreading. Its small 1-inch blooms If you are looking for an easy, low-maintenance groundcover, consider Oblongleaf Twinower (Dyschoriste oblongifolia). This perennial wildower has an extended bloom period and is adaptable to a variety of conditions. It prefers open, sunny areas but can tolerate shade (although its bloom yield will be lower). It typically blooms spring through fall and is commonly found in dry to moist habitats of sandhills, atwoods and upland mixed forests throughout peninsular Florida and into the central Panhandle. Of the three native Dyschoriste species, Oblongleaf Twinower is the largest and most commonly available for purchase. Other native Twinower species are Pineland Twinower (D. angusta) and Swamp Twinower (D. humistrata). Both species are rather diminutive compared with D. oblongifolia. Swamp Twinower typically blooms in spring. It makes an excellent groundcover and turf replacement in moist to wet soils and does very well in shady well- are light-blue to purple and funnelshaped, with ve lobed petals. The lower petal bears dark marks or streaks that extend into the throat. Each bloom has four stamens and ve calyces. The calyces are lobed, pubescent and subtend the ower. Twinower’s simple leaves are linear, dark green, pubescent and oppositely arranged on thin stems. Both Swamp and Pineland Twinower have smaller owers than Oblongleaf Twinower. Swamp Twinower’s leaves are rounder and have a succulent appearance, while Pineland’s leaves are linear. Planting Twinower forms dense colonies by underground runners. It is also a prolic self-seeder and, in the best conditions, may reuire regular weeding of seedlings to keep it under control. All three native Twinower species are well-suited for life in a hanging basket or pot. Pay attention to soil moisture levels, particularly with Swamp Twinower, as it will uickly begin to perish if it dries out. W9 Dyschoriste oblongifolia Oblongleaf Twinower
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