Common Name
Camphorweed
Camphor pluchea
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
6.5
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Commercially Available
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Additional Info
Habitat: Alluvial swamps, floodplain oxbow ponds, wet clay flatwoods and clearings, ditches, sandy-silty river shores, and drawn-down impoundments. Frequent to locally common in the Virginia southern and central Coastal Plain and outer southern Piedmont; infrequent to rare elsewhere in these provinces.
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees, wasps, and butterflies. Buckeyes, Monarchs and Swallowtail butterflies flock to the blooms
Flower Color
Red/burgandy
Cream/White
Pink
Purple/lavender
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Fall
Light Requirements
Full sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Soil Texture
Loamy
Sandy
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles
Tolerates
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