Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also wildflower gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts.
Description:
	Small herbaceous wildflower.
Height:
	About 6-18 inches in height. Taller than broad.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to the Monroe County Keys. In the Monroe County Keys, disjunct from Miami-Dade County to the pine rocklands of Big Pine Key.
Habitats:
	Moist 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 flooding by salt or brackish water.
Salt Wind Tolerance:
	Low; salt wind may burn the leaves.
Drought Tolerance:
	Moderate; generally requires moist soils, but tolerant of short periods of drought once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Blue.
Flower Characteristics:
	Semi-showy.
Flowering Season:
	Spring-summer.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous capsule.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown by division.
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