American water-willow - Justicia americana

USDA Plant Code: JUAM
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: wet - medium
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: 1/2 8a, 1/2 8b
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: white/pink/purple
Bloom Period: spring-fall
Fragrant: no
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Flower(s);
Troy Evans, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Flower.
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Flower(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Infestation;
Graves Lovell, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Graves Lovell, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Graves Lovell, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Emersed.
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Habitat;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Graves Lovell, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Vern Wilkins, Indiana University, Bugwood.org
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Inflorescence(s); Inflorescence.
Shaun Winterton, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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