Forked Bluecurls

Trichostema dichotomum L.

Mint family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual
Mature Height
28 inches
Flower Color
White, Blue, Purple
Bloom Time
Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Tolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Manduca rustica rustica, Stagmatophora sexnotella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • CAN:  Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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.

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