Forked Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum)

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Plant Height:	12 inches to 24 inches
Plant Spread:	12 inches
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Blue
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall
Underground structures:	Taproot
Uses:	Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:	Other info: Reseeds prolifically.

Common names

Forked Blue Curls
Blue Curls
Bluecurls
Forked Bluecurls

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Location: Wood County, TX
Date: 2020-09-11

Uploaded by SunriseSide

Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: September
dbl bloom

Uploaded by stone

Location: MacArthur Lake-Fort Bragg reservation, North Carolina
Date: September 8, 2022
Forked Blue curls #34; RAB page 897, 164-1-2; AG page 405, 82-1-1

Uploaded by WebTucker

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Quincy, FL
Date: 2013-10-11
Blue Curls

Uploaded by Dragonkeep

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-10-14

Uploaded by plantladylin

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: September
multiple blooms

Uploaded by stone

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Aberdeen, NC Pages Lake park
Date: September 16, 2022
Forked Blue curls #34; RAB page 897, 164-1-2; AG page 405, 82-1-1

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: Sep 28, 2011 10:36 PM

Uploaded by gingin

Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: Sep 29, 2011 10:21 AM

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Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-11-02

Uploaded by plantladylin

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: October 2, 2021
Forked Blue curls #34; RAB page 897, 164-1-2; AG page 405, 82-1-1

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-11

Uploaded by gingin

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-09-26

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Roberta Georgia
Date: September
group

Uploaded by stone

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-02-18

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-10-27

Uploaded by plantladylin

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Uploaded by purpleinopp

Uploaded by WebTucker

Location: Opp, AL
Also shows 1st bloom of the year.

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Uploaded by purpleinopp

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2015-11-07

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-10-13

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-05-15

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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-09-24

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-09

Uploaded by chelle

Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-14

Uploaded by gingin

Uploaded by gingin

Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2014-09-30

Uploaded by plantladylin

Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-10-12

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Comments:

Posted by gingin (Fountain, Florida - Zone 8b) on Dec 6, 2011 4:01 PM concerning plant:

This is a native plant in Florida. The leaves have a rather pungent odor. I'm not sure whether it will overwinter outside this far north. Mine came from Lutz (Tampa area). Kept it in the GH last year. This year I have left some outside, so come spring we shall see.

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Posted by ajean923 (Santa Rosa Beach, FL) on Mar 5, 2018 11:53 AM concerning plant:

Purchased Bluecurls for a native plant demonstration garden not realizing these were annuals. Nonetheless, one plant has wintered over and has new shoots and growth coming from some stems. The other two do not seem to have faired so well. I am hoping the plants self-sowed and my purchase was not in vain.

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Plant Events from our members
greene	On September 5, 2017	Bloomed Taller than expected: Since I moved all my plants from my old garden in a big hurry plants are in a pot ghetto situation. As each plant blooms I tag them then I decide where to plant them in the new garden. The Forked Bluecurls had me fooled as they have grown about 3 feet tall in the new place. It was not until the first bloom appears that I fully realized which plant they were. I expected them to grow no taller than 2 feet but I was wrong.
greene	On September 23, 2015	Bloomed Plant is blooming now. The potted plant requires extra water.
greene	On October 1, 2014	Bloomed The Blue Curls are in bloom now in Savannah.
WebTucker	On October 2, 2021	Bloomed

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Trichostema Forked Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum)

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Forked Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum)