False-Mint

Dicliptera sexangularis

1 to 4 feet      Zones 9 to 11

Fast rate of growth

Full sun to light shade

Good salt tolerance; can tolerate

occasional flooding by salt water

Prefers moist, well drained soil with humusy

top layer

Usually taller than wide, with red flowers all year round.

Larval host plant for Cuban crescent (Phyciodes frisia) butterflies.

Attractor for large orange sulphur (Phoebis agarithe) and other butterflies.

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http://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Diclsexa