Venus Looking-glass
(Triodanis perfoliata)
Height:
- 1 to 3 feet
Bloom:
- May to June
Classification:
- Native
- Annual
Sun:
- Full sun to part sun
Soil moisture:
- Medium to dry
Provides food for:
- Native bees (flowers)
- Butterflies (flowers)
- Moths (flowers)
Notes:
- Annual but will self-seed readily.
- Prefers disturbed areas or areas with gravely or “poor” soil where there is less competition from taller vegetation which will outcompete it.
- Flowers on lower part of stem fertilize themselves without ever opening up.
Native Range:
