Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A somewhat rare understory component of pine rocklands and mesic flatwoods.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.
Description:
	Small to medium herbaceous wildflower with fine textured foliage.
Height:
	Typically 6-18 inches in height. Spreading and forming small, open patches.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Georgia and Florida south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
Habitats:
	Pinelands.
Soils:
	Moist, well-drained sandy or limestone soils, without humus.
Nutritional Requirements:
	Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils.
Salt Water Tolerance:
	Low; does not tolerate long-term flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Pink.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy inflorescence.
Flowering Season:
	Summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous pod (legume).
Wildlife and Ecology:
Horticultural Notes:
Comments:
	See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.