Leptotes marina
Common name: Marine Blue
Feeds on these plants:
Achillea ageratum
(sold as Moonshine)
Achillea millefolium ‘Lavender Beauty’
Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’
Achillea millefolium
(sold as Apple Blossom)
Achillea ‘Anblo’
(sold as Anthea)
Bidens ferulifolia
(sold as Yellow Empire)
Ceanothus cuneatus ssp. rigidus
Ceanothus griseus ‘Yankee Point’
Ceanothus impressus
(sold as Vandenberg)
Ceanothus x pallidus ‘Marie Simon’
Ceanothus
(sold as papillosus)
Cirsium altissimum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium arvense
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium hilli
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium muticum
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium nuttalii
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium occidentale
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium species
(sold as Thistle)
Cirsium vulgare
(sold as Thistle)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Harvest Moon)
Echinacea
(sold as Big Sky Yellow)
Gaillardia pulchella
(sold as Plume Series)
Gaillardia x grandiflora
(sold as Fanfare)
Gaillardia ‘Oranges And Lemons’
Heliotropium arborescens ‘Marine’
Heliotropium arborescens
(sold as Fragrant Delight)
Heuchera
(sold as Dolce Creme Brulee)
Heuchera
(sold as Keylime Pie)
Iris douglasiana ‘Californian Hybrids’
Iris pallida ‘Aureo Variegata’
Lantana camara
(sold as Carlos)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Peach Sunrise)
Lantana camara
(sold as Landmark Pink Dawn)
Lantana hybrid
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Confetti)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as Lavender Trailing)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as New Gold)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as orange)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as white)
Lantana montevidensis
(sold as yellow)
Lavandula angustifolia ssp. angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Twickel Purple’
Lavandula stoechas ssp. pedunculata
(sold as Avonview)
Lavandula stoechas
(sold as Lavandula 'Winter Lace')
Lavandula stoechas
(sold as Otto Quast)
Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’
Lavandula x intermedia
(sold as Dutch Mil)
Lavandula
(sold as Goodwin Creek)
Pelargonium peltatum
(sold as Caliente Deep Red)
Pelargonium peltatum
(sold as Global Pink Pearl)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as Pink Fizz)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as Regal Burgundy)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as Rocky Mountain Light Salmon)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as White Splash)
Pelargonium x hortorum
(sold as Zonals)
Pelargonium
(sold as 11 Elegance)
Pelargonium
(sold as Peppermint Geranium)
Pelargonium
(sold as Stardom Series)
Salvia cleveladii, or clevelandii
Salvia coccinea
(sold as May Night)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Rose Queen)
Salvia coccinea
(sold as Select Rose)
Salvia elegans
(sold as Golden Delicious)
Salvia greggii ‘Navajo Bright Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Sierra San Antonio’
Salvia greggii
(sold as watermelon Autumn Sage pink)
Salvia involucrata
(sold as El Cielo)
Salvia leucantha ‘Santa Barbara’
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Bezerkeley)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as Rosita)
Salvia microphylla
(sold as ucb pink)
Salvia nemorosa ‘Sensation Rose’
Salvia nemorosa
(sold as Viola Klose)
Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia
Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’
Salvia splendens ‘Salsa Purple’
Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’
Salvia x sylvestris
(sold as Snowhill)
Salvia
(sold as Red Hot Sally)
Trifolium repens
(sold as Atropurpureum)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Quartz scarlet)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Red & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena hybrid
(sold as Tapien Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Cherry Red)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Light Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec Raspberry)
Verbena
(sold as Aztec White Magic)
Verbena
(sold as Babylon Deep Pink)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Purple & White)
Verbena
(sold as Sparkler Sky Blue & White)
Verbena
(sold as Tukana White)
Leptotes marina, the Marine Blue, can be found in numerous states in all regions of the country, including Alaska, not including Hawaii.
Favorite nectar plants include: Acacia, Bidens, Ceanothus, Cirsium, Eriogonum, Lantana, Pelargonium, Salvia, and Verbena
USDA Growing Zones for these plants include: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11
Host plants:
Acacia greggii
Amorpha californica
Astragalus
Dalea purpurea
Galactia
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Lablab purpureus
Lathyrus
Lathyrus larvatus
Lathyrus odoratus
Lotus dendroideus dendroideus
Lotus scoparius
Lysiloma watsonii
Medicago
Medicago sativa
Phaseolus
Plumbago
Prosopis glandulosa
Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis
CC0 image courtesy of
Alan Schmierer
