|                    Nuttall’s meadowbeauty
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                |                    Rhexia nuttallii  
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                |                    Melastomataceae 
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                 Landscape Uses:
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                 Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations.  Also wildflower gardens. | 
               
                Ecological Restoration Notes:  | 
               
              
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                | Availability: | 
               
              
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                 Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries.  | 
               
              
                | Description: | 
               
              
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                 Small herbaceous wildflower. | 
               
              
                | Height: | 
               
              
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                 About 4-8 inches in height.  Taller than broad. | 
               
              
                | Growth Rate: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate. | 
               
              
                | Range: | 
               
              
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                 Georgia and Florida south to Palm Beach and Collier counties. | 
               
              
                | Habitats: | 
               
              
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                 Pinelands. | 
               
              
                | Soils: | 
               
              
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                 Moist, well-drained sandy soils, without humus. | 
               
              
                | Nutritional Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. | 
               
              
                | Salt Water Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. | 
               
              
                | Salt Wind Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. | 
               
              
                | Drought Tolerance: | 
               
              
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                 Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established. | 
               
              
                | Light Requirements: | 
               
              
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                 Full sun. | 
               
              
                | Flower Color: | 
               
              
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                 Purplish rose. | 
               
              
                | Flower Characteristics: | 
               
              
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                 Showy. | 
               
              
                | Flowering Season: | 
               
              
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                 Spring-summer. | 
               
              
                | Fruit: | 
               
              
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                 Inconspicuous capsule. | 
               
              
                | Wildlife and Ecology: | 
               
              
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                 Attracts pollinators. | 
               
                     
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