Shrubby False Buttonweed, Vassoura de Botão

The Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council has listed this species as a Category ll invasive.

In Puerto Rico they use this plant in tea to brake kidney stones. I know people that have used it and have had good results. In P.R. it i...Read Mores known as "Juana la Blanca" (White Jenny).

Does Shrubby False Buttonweed grow outside Florida and Texas? According to the University of Florida, one of the best ways to rid yourse...Read Morelf of mole crickets is to attract Larra Bicolor wasps. The best way to attract these wasps is to plant Shrubby False Buttonweed.

This plant is a nectar plant for many insects and bees. It is not a native plant in Fl but widely grows all over the state. It is of pa...Read Morerticular ecomnomic value because it is a nectar source for the Larra Wasp, Larra bicolor Fabricius, that lays it's eggs on the Mole cricket, a very destructive pest in Bahia grasses.