The Complete Guide to the Texas Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora): Native Ground Cover & Pollinator Magnet

[@ernestguzman4962]

One of my favorite natives - I never thought I’d see a video on its cultivation (most people see it as a noxious weed)

[@CoryAmesYT]

I mean when it's blooming it's pollinator magic!

[@ernestguzman4962]

@ Now that you’ve pointed that out, I think I’ll be using this as low foreground, along with the Black Foot Daisy, in front of a bed of a Verbesina virginica and Euphorbia Snow-on-the-Mountain - should be a nonstop ballet of butterflies 👍🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@CoryAmesYT]

@@ernestguzman4962 would love to see that!

[@gabeeckard5548]

Nice video bro. I know everything I need to know. I'm planting mine on the inner swale much appreciated.

[@CoryAmesYT]

so glad it's helpful! Thanks for watching, -Cory

[@Marsha-p2g]

Great information!

[@CoryAmesYT]

thank you!

[@jester9159]

I've been dabbling in cultivating frogfruit for about year now. I'm in north Florida and on my property line that borders a wooded lot I happened to notice the matchstick flowers one day while doing yard work. So I plucked a few of the healthier looking strands, cleaned them up and planted them in pots and I'll be damned they took off like you wouldn't believe. In less than a week the pots were being overtaken and new shoots were crawling over the edges. Mind you this was all a year ago and I'd taken those pots of established frogfruit and just stuck them in the ground. Sadly, however, they haven't done the best in the ground. Might be because most of what we have for "dirt" up here is sand and loam and maybe a tad too dry where I planted them? Fast forward to this week and I decided to cultivate a few more pots of frogfruit from clippings in the yard and, like before, they're growing crazy and will probably just continue to do this until I can fill in some bald spots in my side yard. Side note: frog fruit and centipede grass tend to play fairly well with each other...as the area I've been trying to fill in is a mix of the 2 in spots and neither seems to be negatively affecting the other.

[@CoryAmesYT]

oh wow! Super interesting. Yeah, I'm on mostly clay soil here in San Antonio. Frogfruit seems to love it, even in areas that are getting beat down by sun. thanks for sharing! -Cory

[@ReneeFoster-xh4gw]

Great video.

[@CoryAmesYT]

thank you!

[@JessieLeeATX]

Wonderful video! It has gone wild in my flower bed this year! Wow. I am so impressed by how fast it grows. I have tried moving it to other parts of my yard but it keeps drying up. Maybe its too hot right now (I'm in Austin.) I am going to try to put some in the area where my AC drains and see how it does.

[@CoryAmesYT]

Yeah, might be too hot at the moment! I'm with you though, it's done so well elsewhere, I get impatient to want to move it. 🤪 Might have to wait out till fall/spring. However, yes! Near your AC might do the trick... Thanks for sharing!

[@JessieLeeATX]

@@CoryAmesYT Thank you for replying! Keep the videos coming!

[@CoryAmesYT]

@@JessieLeeATX working on it! 🤪

[@fenrirgg]

It definitely needs irrigation in a hot dry summer (I got one, it grew up spontaneusly and I like it because all the butterflies xd)

[@CoryAmesYT]

I actually didn't water my frog fruit once this summer! We had decent rains, though, and it's as the base of one of my rainwater harvesting berms. However if conditions are super dry, you might have to.

[@andrearamos6306]

When you plant this, are you suppose to mulch around it?

[@CoryAmesYT]

good question. I think some perimeter mulching is always a good idea. With success your frogfruit will create good coverage and help solve this problem (sort of), but I try and avoid bare soil around my plants whenever possible.

[@PaulaSwope-xy8nl]

Mine is very leggy with like single runners going in multiple directions and little to no flowers. Is it seeking a better and sunnier place to grow?

[@CoryAmesYT]

maybe, it does quite well in sun with adequate moisture. Typically if something isn't blooming, I think that it's about the drainage, or light. Since frogfruit likes moisture, I'd figure light might be the issue there!

[@dawnw6183]

Thank u!

[@CoryAmesYT]

you bet!

[@jamessmith4455]

San Antonio!

[@CoryAmesYT]

purooooooo! -Cory

[@vickiesorenson2383]

Where can I buy seed for this?

[@CoryAmesYT]

I don't often seen it sold for seed, but I see a few listings with a Google Search. Either on Etsy, or some super niche sites. floridaseeds.net/products/frogfruit-phyla-nodiflora-100-seeds-usa-company-copy?variant=43766277439541&currency=USD&srsltid=AfmBOoreUaN8JWa9mHcBtyFUWTCbU_tFe3IwCaJjEH6T1AEsfu0729sJCFE

[@vickiesorenson2383]

@@CoryAmesYT ty as I ordered the seed from site you recommend. Having a hard time finding this.

[@CoryAmesYT]

@@vickiesorenson2383 no problem