Carolina Puccoon Plant Care
Lithospermum caroliniense (J.F.Gmel.) MacMill.
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Lithospermum caroliniense, commonly known as the hairy puccoon or Carolina puccoon or Plains puccoon, is a flowering plant found in the Midwestern United States and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes. The plant grows in sandhills, pine barrens, and dry, sandy woods.
Full sun to partial shade
At a glance
How do you care for Carolina Puccoon?
Carolina Puccoon grows best in full sun to partial shade.
Where Is the Carolina Puccoon Native To?
What Is the Carolina Puccoon?
Carolina Puccoon (Lithospermum caroliniense) belongs to the Boraginaceae family within the Lithospermum genus. Carolina Puccoon is native to the Midwestern United States and Canadian provinces surrounding the Great Lakes. Carolina Puccoon is also known as Orange Puccoon, American Gromwell.
Carolina Puccoon displays a low rosette, spreading ground cover growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Carolina Puccoon produces small, tubular yellow flowers in clusters.
What Light Does the Carolina Puccoon Need?
Carolina Puccoon thrives in full sun to partial shade.
Light Requirement
Full sun to partial shade
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Carolina Puccoon?
Well-draining sandy soil with added organic matter like compost. Good drainage is essential for Carolina Puccoon to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Carolina Puccoon?
Repot every 2-3 years in early spring. Choose a pot one size larger than the current container, and ensure it has drainage holes to allow excess water to escape.
How Do You Propagate a Carolina Puccoon?
Carolina Puccoon can be propagated through seeds, division of clumps. Similar propagation techniques also apply to bolivian puccoon plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Carolina Puccoon Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Carolina Puccoon, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Keep pets from chewing it as a precaution.
This is a general caution, not veterinary or medical advice. If your pet ate a plant, contact your vet or animal poison control.
See all plants toxic to cats and plants toxic to dogs.
What Pests and Diseases Affect the Carolina Puccoon?
Carolina Puccoon is susceptible to aphids, spider mites, leaf miners. Inspect the foliage regularly, especially along leaf undersides and stems. Treat infestations promptly with insecticidal soap or neem oil to prevent spread.
Yellow leaves, brown tips or drooping? See common plant problems and how to fix them.
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Carolina Puccoon is one of many species covered in the complete plant care and identification guide, which groups plants by genus, attribute, and popularity.
It belongs to the Lithospermum genus — compare its care with other Lithospermum species on PlantoScan.
Lithospermum is part of the Boraginaceae plant family — browse all Boraginaceae genera and species.
Carolina Puccoon thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
More Lithospermum Species
Other Lithospermum species in PlantoScan's care catalogue share similar watering, light, and soil preferences:
Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Lithospermum caroliniense (J.F.Gmel.) MacMill., family Boraginaceae (first published in Metasp. Minnesota Valley : 438 (1892)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Carolina Puccoon, so we can't confirm whether it is safe for cats and dogs. Checked against the ASPCA plant list; any other toxicity note on this page comes from PlantoScan's plant database.
- Care values(watering, light, temperature, humidity, soil, fertilizing): PlantoScan's plant database, filtered by automatic plausibility checks — values that fail them are hidden. How we source and check plant data.
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