General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Leaves
Flowers
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Lilac Tasselflower
  • Cupid's Shaving Brush
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Emilia sonchifolia
  • Synonym: Cineraria sonchifolia
  • Synonym: Emilia sonchifolia var. mucronata

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Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2024-02-26
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2024-02-26
Location: Broad Acre Lake Hoffman, NC
Date: June 1, 2023
Lilac Tasselflower # 472
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-01-11
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2023-08-03
Location: Broad Acre Lake Hoffman, NC
Date: June 1, 2023
Lilac Tasselflower # 472
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2023-08-03
Location: Florida
Location: Florida
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2021-02-10
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-10-05
A favorite nectar plant of butterflies, including this Phaon Cres
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-02-01
#Pollination
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2016-09-16
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-01-14
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-02-01
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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-01-06
Uploaded by plantladylin

Spent blooms
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Uploaded by plantladylin
Uploaded by plantladylin
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-01-03
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