General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 1.5 to 2 feet
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Round, white, pitted single-seeded
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
Orange
Yellow
Other: Pale greenish, to pale creamy yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot

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Common names
  • Wild Job's Tears
  • Virginia False Gromwell
  • Virginia Marbleseed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Lithospermum virginianum
  • Synonym: Onosmodium virginianum

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Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-05-23
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2016-05-23

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