Woolly Tidestromia Plant Care
Tidestromia lanuginosa (Nutt.) Standl.
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Tidestromia lanuginosa, commonly known as woolly tidestromia, woolly honeysweet, honeysweet, or honeymat in English and as hierba lanuda, hierba ceniza, or espanta vaqueras in Spanish, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a low growing annual found in the United States, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic.
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At a glance
How do you care for Woolly Tidestromia?
Woolly Tidestromia grows best in full sun.
Where Is the Woolly Tidestromia Native To?
What Is the Woolly Tidestromia?
Woolly Tidestromia (Tidestromia lanuginosa) belongs to the Amaranthaceae family within the Tidestromia genus. Woolly Tidestromia is native to the United States, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. Woolly Tidestromia is also known as Woolly Desert Honeysuckle.
Woolly Tidestromia displays a low, spreading ground cover growth habit, reaching up to tall with a spread of approximately . Woolly Tidestromia produces small inconspicuous flowers.
What Light Does the Woolly Tidestromia Need?
Woolly Tidestromia thrives in full sun.
Light Requirement
Full sun
What Soil Mix Works Best for a Woolly Tidestromia?
Sandy, well-draining soil with low fertility. Good drainage is essential for Woolly Tidestromia to prevent waterlogging, which leads to root rot and fungal issues.
How Do You Repot a Woolly Tidestromia?
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 Woolly Tidestromia?
Woolly Tidestromia can be propagated through seeds. Similar propagation techniques also apply to desert honeysuckle plant care, which shares the same genus.
Is the Woolly Tidestromia Toxic to Pets and Children?
Pet safety not verified
The ASPCA does not list Woolly Tidestromia, 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 Woolly Tidestromia?
Woolly Tidestromia is susceptible to aphids, spider mites. 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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Woolly Tidestromia 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 Tidestromia genus — compare its care with other Tidestromia species on PlantoScan.
Tidestromia is part of the Amaranthaceae plant family — browse all Amaranthaceae genera and species.
Woolly Tidestromia thrives in bright light and direct sun — see other bright-light plants.
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Sources
- Scientific name & taxonomy: Tidestromia lanuginosa (Nutt.) Standl., family Amaranthaceae (first published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6: 70 (1916)) — World Flora Online record, IPNI name record.
- Pet toxicity: Pet safety not verified: the ASPCA does not list Woolly Tidestromia, 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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