Runyon's Water Willow

Justicia pacifica (Oerst.) Hemsl.

Acanthus family

Plant Type
Subshrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Flower Color
Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Native Range

  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA:  Texas

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.