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Largeflower Mexican clover

Richardia grandiflora

Also called Florida Pusley, Largeflower Pusley, Florida Snow

Largeflower Mexican clover
Photo: Bob Peterson from North Palm Beach, Florida, Planet Earth!, CC BY-SA 2.0

Largeflower Mexican clover is a low, spreading annual or short-lived perennial herb from South America, grown as a ground cover and often seen as a weed in Florida. It thrives in sun and poor, sandy soil, needing little care once established.

Family
Rubiaceae (Coffee family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during dry spells until established; it tolerates drought well once settled.
Soil
Sandy or poor, well-drained soil; tolerates most soil types.
Temperature
18–32 °C; frost-tender, protect below 5 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Brazil to Bolivia and NE. Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Richardia grandiflora, the largeflower Mexican clover, largeflower pusley, or Florida snow, is a species of flowering plant native to Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. It is in the Rubiaceae family. Used as a ground cover, it has proliferated in Florida where it has sometimes been perceived as a weed.

Other Richardia plants

Tropical Mexican clover · Rough Mexican clover · Mexican clover

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Richardia grandiflora by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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