Common Name
Carolina wild-petunia
Common wild-petunia
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
3.0
Width (ft)
0.5 -
1.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Habitat
Mesic to dry forests, rocky woodlands, old fields, and open disturbed habitats. Common in the Virginia Piedmont and Coastal Plain; infrequent and at low elevations in the mountains
Wildlife value
This plant supports Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) larvae. Caterpillars eat the host plant's leaves while adults feed on the nectar of composite flowers including aster, chicory, gumweed, knapweed, and tickseed sunflower. Food source for songbirds
High Value Generalist
Earth Sangha lists this plant as a "High Value Generalist" because it is easy to grow, occurs across a wide range of habitats and is known to be of high value to wildlife
Flower Color
Blue
Purple/lavender
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Late Summer
Fall
Bloom Month
May
June
July
August
September
Light Requirements
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Average
Low Maintenance
Yes
Seed or Fruit eaten by wildlife?
Yes
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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