Plant Name
Scientific Name: Trichostema arizonicum
Common Names: Arizona Bluecurls, Arizona Blue Curls
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Upland, Mountain (lower elevation)
Flower Color: Bicolored violet-blue and white
Flowering Season: Summer, Fall. This graceful wildflower blooms from July to October.
Height: To 2 feet (61 cm) tall
Description: The flowers are in loose, axillary clusters. The individual flowers have 5 lobes and an arc of 4 curling stamens that are up to 1 inch (2.5 cm) long. The lowest flower lobe is dark violet-blue with ruffled edges, while the other 4 lobes are white. The leaves are small, green, opposite, and oblong to ovate in shape.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae – Mint family
Genus: Trichostema L. – bluecurls
Species: Trichostema arizonicum A. Gray – Arizona bluecurls
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