Collinsia sparsiflora arvensis (Collinsia sparsiflora arvensis)

Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Low Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Blue Flower Conspicuous Yes Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Porous Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Fine Fruit/Seed Color Brown Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Single Crown Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 1.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Semi-Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils No Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance None CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance Low Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Low Frost Free Days, Minimum 95 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use Medium pH, Minimum 5.6 pH, Maximum 7.0 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum Planting Density per Acre, Maximum Precipitation, Minimum 16 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 6 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Tolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Mid Spring Commercial Availability No Known Source Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Spring Fruit/Seed Period End Summer Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 350000 Seed Spread Rate Moderate Seedling Vigor Medium Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No