Landscape Uses:
	Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. Also uselful in wildflower and rock gardens.
Ecological Restoration Notes:
	A relatively common understory herb in pinelands.
Availability:
	Grown by enthusiasts and occasionally by native plant nurseries. Available in Miami at Dade County FNPS.
Description:
	Small to medium sprawling wildflower with small appressed leaves and wirely stems.
Height:
	Typically 6-12 inches in height; to 2 feet or more when in flower. Usually broader than tall forming small open patches.
Growth Rate:
	Moderate.
Range:
	Southeastern United States south to the Monroe County Keys, but absent from much of eastern peninsular Florida; northern Bahamas. In the Monroe County Keys, disjunct from Miami-Dade County to the pine rocklands of Big Pine Key.
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:
	Moderate; grows near salt water, but is protected from direct salt spray by other vegetation.
Drought Tolerance:
	High; does not require any supplemental water once established.
Light Requirements:
	Full sun.
Flower Color:
	Blue or lavender.
Flower Characteristics:
	Showy.
Flowering Season:
	Fall.
Fruit:
	Inconspicuous achene.
Wildlife and Ecology:
	Attracts native bees and other beneficial insects.
Horticultural Notes:
	Can be grown from seed.
Comments:
	A beautiful and interesting addition to open, dry spots in the garden. Horticultural synonyms: Aster adnatus. See also the Florida Wildflower Foundation's Flower Friday page.