Porterweed NATIVE
$8.50 / EA
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis ·
Blue Porterweed, Jamaican Porterweed, Blue Snakeweed (Stachytarpheta jamaicensis) is a perennial for full sun (6+ hours) - partial shade (2-4 hours) with medium water needs, growing 2 to 8 ft tall and 3 to 7 ft wide. Blooms pink, purple, red, violet, blue, lavender in spring, summer, fall. Hardy in zones 7A - 10B. Attracts bees, birds, butterflies, hummingbirds; resists rabbit, deer; tolerates drought, erosion, heavy shade, shallow rocky soil, dry soil, heat. Evergreen.
Plant Details
| Category | Perennial |
| Botanical Name | Stachytarpheta jamaicensis |
| Sunlight | Full Sun (6+ hours) - Partial shade (2-4 hours) |
| Water | Medium |
| Mature Height | 2 to 8 ft |
| Mature Spread | 3 to 7 ft |
| Rec. Spacing | 2 to 3 ft |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Bloom Time | Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Bloom Color | Pink, Purple, Red, Violet, Blue, Lavender |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Hardiness Zones | 7A - 10B |
| Leaf Retention | Evergreen |
| Attracts | Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds |
| Resistant To | Rabbit, Deer |
| Tolerates | Drought, Erosion, Heavy Shade, Shallow Rocky Soil, Dry Soil, Heat |
