Common Name
Camphorweed
Camphor pluchea
Plant Form
Herbs
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
6.5
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Additional Info
Habitat: Alluvial swamps, floodplain oxbow ponds, wet clay flatwoods and clearings, ditches, sandy-silty river shores, and drawn-down impoundments. Frequent to locally common in the Virginia southern and central Coastal Plain and outer southern Piedmont; infrequent to rare elsewhere in these provinces.
Wildlife Value: Attracts bees, wasps, and butterflies. Buckeyes, Monarchs and Swallowtail butterflies flock to the blooms
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
Red/burgandy
Cream/White
Pink
Purple/lavender
Flower Prominence
Conspicuous
Bloom Time
Late Summer
Fall
Light Requirements
Full sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Soil Texture
Loamy
Sandy
Pollinators
Bees
Butterfiles
Tolerates
Commercially available
Yes
Nurseries that may carry live plant
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